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aethelwalh

I would like propose this reconstructed list of rulers from the Nothgyth Quest Hypothesis URL: anglo-saxonkingsofsussex.blogspot.com

AELLE, WARLORD AND FIRST BRETWALDA, 477-?491
AELLE AND HIS SON CISSA TOGETHER, ?491-514
KING CISSA ALONE, 514-c521
CISSA AND HIS SON WINE (founder of Winchelsea) TOGETHER, c521-?563
KING CISSA ALONE ?563-567, (died aged 90)
CEAWLIN, OVERLORD OF THE SOUTH SAXONS, 567-592 (King of Wessex)
?CEOL, SECOND OVERLORD 592-597, (King of Wessex)
?CEOLWULF, THIRD OVERLORD 597-611, (King of Wessex)
?CYNEGILS, FOURTH OVERLORD 611-643, (King of Wessex)
?CENWALH, FIFTH OVERLORD 643-645, (King of Wessex)
KING AETHELWALH ?645-?685 (?appointed by King Penda}
BERHTHUN AND ANDHUN, ROYAL ALDERMEN, ?685-686
ECGWALD, CAEDWALLA'S UNDER-KING, ?686-?688
NOTHHELM/NUNNA AND WATT, ?688-c700 (?appointed by king Ine)
NOTHHELM AND AETHELSTAN*, c700-?722 *(?appointed by king Ine)
AETHELBERHT* AND AETHELSTAN, ?722-?725 *(appointed by king Ine)
AETHELSTAN ALONE, ?725-?758
KINGS OSMUND AND EALDWULF WITH KINGS AELFWALD AND OSLAC, ?758-772
OSWALD, FIRST DUKE OF THE SOUTH SAXONS, 772-?780 (under King Offa)
OSLAC, SECOND DUKE OF THE SOUTH SAXONS, ?780-before786 (as above)
EALDWULF, THIRD DUKE OF THE SOUTH SAXONS, before786-after791 (as above)
THE SOUTH SAXON SURRENDER (?by their Witan) to King Ecgberht in 825.


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