A SECRET WEAPON FOR EGGBET

Little is understood of the initial 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, however it is assumed that he was equipped to take care of the independence of Wessex in opposition to the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated the other southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, finished Mercia's supremacy with the Battle o