RUMORED BUZZ ON EGGBET

Very little is thought of the initial 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, however it is thought that he was equipped to keep up the independence of Wessex towards the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated another southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, ended Mercia's supremacy within the Struggle of Ellandun, a