Beornwulf of Mercia

Beornwulf
Silver penny of Beornwulf from a mint in East Anglia, struck 823–825.
Legend: +beornpvlf rex
King of Mercia
Reign823–826
PredecessorCeolwulf I
SuccessorLudeca
Died826

Beornwulf (died 826) was the King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 823 until his death in 826. His short reign saw the collapse of Mercia's supremacy over the other kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. His name derives from the Old English terms beorn 'man, warrior' and wulf 'wolf'.

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