Historical events in 883

2 historical records

883 · England · Mercia · House · House of Mercia · Athelred II

Succession

Succeeds as King of Mercia

883 · England · Mercia · House · House of Wessex · Alfred the Great

Rule of Mercia

Aethelred, Lord of the Mercians, accepts Alfred's overlordship and becomes his principal Mercian ally.