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Ælfwald II of Northumbria

800 - 808

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Ælfwald II, according to one tradition, reigned as king of Northumbria following the deposition of Eardwulf in 806. This information appears only in the anonymous tract De primo Saxonum adventu and in the later Flores Historiarum of Roger of Wendover. Roger states that Ælfwald had overthrown Eardwulf. Ælfwald allegedly reigned for two years before Eardwulf returned, restored to power with the aid of the Emperor Charlemagne and of Pope Leo III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfwald II of Northumbria has received more than 27,443 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ælfwald II of Northumbria is the 15,658th most popular politician (down from 14,044th in 2019).

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ælfwald II of Northumbria ranks 15,658 out of 19,576Before him are Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, Freundel Stuart, Harold Nicolson, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Arthur Whitten Brown, and Fred Akuffo. After him are Ruslan Stefanchuk, Lol Mahamat Choua, Ólafur Jóhannesson, Nur Misuari, Samvel Babayan, and Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Ælfwald II of Northumbria ranks 82Before him are Eric of Friuli, Cynethryth, Swithun, Ecgfrith of Mercia, Ceolwulf I of Mercia, and Eardwulf of Northumbria. After him are Osbald of Northumbria, Rædwulf of Northumbria, Osred II of Northumbria, Æthelberht II of East Anglia, Eadberht III Præn, and Cuthred of Kent. Among people deceased in 808, Ælfwald II of Northumbria ranks 2Before him is Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf.

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