Aethelwulf of Northumbria

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:alliance Marriage_to_Wulfrun
Mercian_alliance_against_the_Vikings
gptkbp:ancestor gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Cuthbert's_Church,_Durham
gptkbp:children gptkb:Aethelstan_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkb:Aethelbert
gptkb:Aethelred_I_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Aethelred
Aethelbald
Aethelbald_of_Northumbria
Aethelwynn_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:conflict Viking invasions
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Promotion_of_Christianity_in_Northumbria
Strengthening_of_Northumbrian_power
Cultural_development_in_Northumbria
Legal_reforms_in_Northumbria
Military_organization_in_Northumbria
gptkbp:culturalContribution Contributed to the spread of literacy
Patron_of_the_Church
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Influence_on_English_history
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_monarchy
Influence_on_later_English_kings
Promoted_Christianity_in_England
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol_of_resistance_against_Vikings
gptkbp:death 856
gptkbp:deathYear 856
gptkbp:defeated Vikings
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Aethelstan_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Aethelred_I_of_Northumbria
Aethelbald_of_Northumbria
Aethelwynn_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:historicalContext 9th century England
Context of Viking raids
gptkbp:historicalEvent Battle of Ashdown
gptkbp:historicalFigures Key_figure_in_Anglo-Saxon_history
gptkbp:historicalImpact Strengthened_Wessex_against_invasions
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Foundation_of_the_English_monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Early Medieval England
Chronicles of the time
Chronicon ex chronicis
Annals of St. Bertin
gptkbp:historicalRole King during Viking invasions
Pivotal in the resistance against Viking expansion.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Unification of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
Key figure in the resistance against Viking expansion
Influenced_the_development_of_English_law
Key_player_in_the_formation_of_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aethelwulf of Northumbria
gptkbp:knownFor Military_campaigns_against_the_Vikings
Strengthening_the_Kingdom_of_Wessex
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for future kings
Foundation_of_the_future_English_monarchy
gptkbp:militaryRank Led armies against invaders
Campaign_against_the_Danes
gptkbp:mother Osburh
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Trent
Battle of York
Battle of Aclea
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Influenced future monarchs
gptkbp:politicalPosition Allied_with_Mercia
Allied_with_other_kingdoms
Defensive_strategies_against_Vikings
gptkbp:politicalRole King
gptkbp:predecessor Aethelbald_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:reign 839
17 years
Monarchical
839-856
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Wulfrun
Osburh
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aethelred_I_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Aethelred_II_of_Northumbria
Aethelbald
Aethelbald_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Northumbria
gptkb:King_of_Wessex
King of the Anglo-Saxons
Ealdorman