Succession
Succeeds as King of Mercia & Kent, after deposing Ceolwulf I
Role range: 0823-0826
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Beornwulf Biography and Timeline
Follow Beornwulf through 7 dated historical records for England.
Beornwulf, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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823–826Years on this page
823
Capture of Powys
Powys is captured by Mercia
Role range: 0823-0826
Beornwulf Replaces Ceolwulf
Beornwulf became king amid internal instability and growing pressure from Wessex.
825
Battle of Ellandun
Marks the end of Mercian dominance over southern England. Beornwulf is defeated by Egbert of Wessex, at Wroughton near Swindon
Role range: 0823-0826
Beornwulf Loses Ellandun
Beornwulf's forces lost the Battle of Ellandun to Egbert of Wessex, undermining Mercian authority across southern England.
826
Death of Beornwulf
Death of Beornwulf, killed attempting to subdue a rebellion at East Anglia
Role range: 0823-0826
Rebellion of Rebels in East Anglia
Death of Beornwulf, killed attempting to subdue a rebellion at East Anglia
Role range: 0823-0826
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.