RUMORED BUZZ ON EGGBET

Minimal is understood of the 1st 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it really is assumed that he was in a position to keep up the independence of Wessex in opposition to the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated the other southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, finished Mercia's supremacy for the Struggle