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The Kings and Rulers of the South Saxons
aethelwalh Started conversation Dec 29, 2008
NO. THE KINGS AND RULERS OF SUSSEX WERE NOT PATHETIC AND THE SOUTH SAXONS WERE BRAVE ENOUGH WARRIORS. BUT SUSSEX WAS A SMALL KINGDOM.
AELLE WAS THE FIRST BRETWALDA, RULED 477-514
CISSA WAS A GREAT KING, RULED 514-567 (died aged 90)
WINE CISSING CO-RULED c521-563
CEAWLIN, THE SECOND BRETWALDA, WAS GUARDIAN OVERLORD 567-592
THE SOUTH SAXON REGNAL CHIEFTAINS FOUGHT AGAINST CEOWULF ?595x607x?611
AETHELWALH WAS AN ALLY OF PENDA, RULED SUSSEX 645-?685
and THE MEONWARE AND THE WIHTWARE WITH SUSSEX 661-?685
BERHTHUN and ANDHUN DROVE OUT CAEDWALLA, CO-RULED 685-686
(the co-ruling king of Kent depended on Berhthun's protection)
ECGWALD, CAEDWALLA'S UNDERKING, 686-688
NOTHHELM WAS THE DOMINANT KING, ?688-?722
(he helped Ine defeat King Geraint at Langport in 710)
AETHELBERHT (whose brother Ealdberht twice raised a rebellion against King Ine of Wessex) WAS PROBABLY A STRONG KING, RULED ?722-?758
OSMUND WAS THE DOMINANT KING RULING ?758-722
GO TO THE NOTHGYTH QUEST HYPOTHESIS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTED HISTORY OF THE SOUTH SAXONS FROM c430-825.
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