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BURGRED

Burgred became king of Mercia in 852, and may have been related to his predecessor Beorhtwulf. After Easter in 853, Burgred married Æthelswith, daughter of Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons. In 853 Burgred sent messengers to Æthelwulf seeking his help to subjugate the Welsh, who lived between Mercia and the western sea, as they were rebelling against his rule. Immediately King Æthelwulf advanced with Burgred against the Welsh, and successfully repressed the rebellion.
Twelve years after Burgred's success against the Welsh, in 865, the Great Heathen Army arrived. Following its successful campaigns against East Anglia and Northumbria it advanced through Mercia, arriving in Nottingham in 867. Burgred then appealed to his brothers-in-law King Æthelred of Wessex and Alfred for assistance against them. The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting as Burgred paid them off. In 874 the march of the Vikings from Lindsey to Repton drove Burgred from his kingdom after they sacked Tamworth. After Burgred left, the Vikings appointed a Mercian, Ceolwulf, to replace him, demanding oaths of loyalty to them. Burgred retired to Rome and died there. He was buried, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, "in the church of Sancta Maria, in the school of the English nation" (now Santo Spirito in Sassia) in Rome.

 

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Classification: Obverse Groups  Obverse Varieties      Obverse Sequence (MacKay 2015)

Classification : Reverse Types (MacKay 2015)

 

P2, rev A, S.939A, Duda
P2, rev A, S.939A, Duda
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P3, rev. D, S.940A, Wine
P3, rev. D, S.940A, Wine
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P4, rev.A,  S.939A, Duda
P4, rev.A, S.939A, Duda
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H1 (early), rev.D, S.940A, Dudeman
H1 (early), rev.D, S.940A, Dudeman
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H1, rev.D, Cenred
H1, rev.D, Cenred
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H1var, rev.D, S.940A, Ciallaf
H1var, rev.D, S.940A, Ciallaf
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H3, rev.C, S.940B, Duda
H3, rev.C, S.940B, Duda
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H5, rev C, S.940B, Wine
H5, rev C, S.940B, Wine
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H6, rev.A, Cynehelm
H6, rev.A, Cynehelm
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H7, rev. C, S.941A, Diarwulf.
H7, rev. C, S.941A, Diarwulf.
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H7, rev D, S.941B, Hugered
H7, rev D, S.941B, Hugered
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H9, rev A, S.941A, Cenred
H9, rev A, S.941A, Cenred
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H8, rev. A, S.941A, Cenred
H8, rev. A, S.941A, Cenred
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H10, rev. A, S.942A, Cenred.
H10, rev. A, S.942A, Cenred.
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H10, rev. A, S.942A, Diarulf
H10, rev. A, S.942A, Diarulf
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H11, rev.A, S.942B, Berhthelm
H11, rev.A, S.942B, Berhthelm
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H12, rev.A, S.942C, Guthere
H12, rev.A, S.942C, Guthere
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H11, rev. E, S.942b, Oswald
H11, rev. E, S.942b, Oswald
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V1, rev. A, S.940C, Berneah
V1, rev. A, S.940C, Berneah
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V2, rev. A, S.941D, Dudwine
V2, rev. A, S.941D, Dudwine
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V2, rev. D, S.941B, Wine
V2, rev. D, S.941B, Wine
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V3, rev. A, Beagstan
V3, rev. A, Beagstan
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V5, rev. A, S.942B, Beornheah
V5, rev. A, S.942B, Beornheah
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V4, rev. A, S.941B, Beagstan
V4, rev. A, S.941B, Beagstan
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V5, rev. A, S.942D, Diga
V5, rev. A, S.942D, Diga
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V5, rev. A, S.942D, Guthmund
V5, rev. A, S.942D, Guthmund
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V5 rev.D, S.941B, Cunehelm
V5 rev.D, S.941B, Cunehelm
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