NEW STEP BY STEP MAP FOR EGGBET

Little is understood of the first 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it really is believed that he was ready to maintain the independence of Wessex versus the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated one other southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, finished Mercia's supremacy with the Fight of Ellandun, and