A SECRET WEAPON FOR EGGBET

Minor is thought of the initial 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it is thought that he was in a position to maintain the independence of Wessex against the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated the other southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, ended Mercia's supremacy at the Battle of Ellandun, and proce