Æthelwulf

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Æthelwulf, Aethelwulf, Ethelwulf or Athulf, variations of a male Anglo-Saxon name which means "Noble Wolf", may refer to:

  • Æthelwulf of Elmham (before 730–after 781), also referenced as Athelwolfus; Roman Catholic/Orthodox Bishop of Elmham; succeeded Eanfrith and was succeeded by Alherdus
  • Æthelwulf of Selsey (before 770–after 816), Roman Catholic Bishop of Selsey who was present at synod of London in 811 and synod of Chelsea in 816; was preceded by Wihthun and succeeded by Cynered
  • Æthelwulf of Wessex (c.795–858), elder son of King Egbert of Wessex; King of Kent (825); King of Wessex, Cornwall, West Saxons and East Saxons (839); crowned at Kingston upon Thames; father of Alfred the Great
  • Æthelwulf of Berkshire (before 825–871), Saxon Ealdorman who won 31 December 870 Battle of Englefield, but lost his life at 4 January 871 Battle of Reading; received land grant in 843/44 from Brihtwulf, king of Mercia
  • Athulf (before 940–after 1013), Roman Catholic Bishop of Hereford who was consecrated about 970 and served until his death, approximately 45 years later; preceded by Ælfric and succeeded by Æthelstan

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