Anglo-Saxon ruler
C4719
concept
An Anglo-Saxon ruler is a monarch or chieftain who governed territories in early medieval England, exercising military, legal, and religious authority over their people.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon ruler canonical | 30 |
| King of Mercia | 12 |
| Anglo-Saxon noble | 11 |
| Anglo-Saxon king | 10 |
| King of Northumbria | 6 |
| Anglo-Saxon royal | 5 |
| Mercian royal | 3 |
| king of Mercia | 2 |
| 10th-century English monarch | 1 |
| King of Bernicia | 1 |
| Mercian monarch | 1 |
| Mercian nobleman | 1 |
| Northumbrian monarch | 1 |
| Northumbrian royal | 1 |
| monarch of East Anglia | 1 |
| monarch of Northumbria | 1 |
| monarchs of Mercia | 1 |
| ruler of Mercia | 1 |
| semi-legendary Anglo-Saxon figure | 1 |
Instances (82)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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King Ine of Wessex
surface form:
Ine of Wessex
|
— |
| Æscwine of Essex | — |
| Offa of Essex | Anglo-Saxon king |
| Leofwine | Anglo-Saxon noble |
|
Edmund the Martyr, king of East Anglia
surface form:
Edmund the Martyr
|
Anglo-Saxon king |
| Æthelred the Unready | — |
| Æthelflæd | — |
| Saint Oswald | Northumbrian monarch |
| Æthelred I of Wessex | — |
| St Ethelbert the King | Anglo-Saxon king |
| Æthelweard | Anglo-Saxon noble |
| Edgar the Peaceful | 10th-century English monarch |
| King Edwin of Northumbria | King of Northumbria |
| Penda of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Wulfhere of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Æthelbald of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Offa of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Coenwulf of Mercia | — |
| Æthelred of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Ceolwulf I of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Burgred of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians | — |
|
King Oswiu of Northumbria
surface form:
Oswiu of Northumbria
|
King of Northumbria |
|
King Alfred the Great
surface form:
Alfred the Great
|
— |
| Margaret of Wessex | Anglo-Saxon royal |
| Cerdic of Wessex | — |
| Cynric of Wessex | — |
| Gyrth Godwinson | Anglo-Saxon noble |
| Rædwald of East Anglia | Anglo-Saxon king |
| Æthelred Mucel | Mercian nobleman |
| Eadburh of Mercia | Mercian royal |
| Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders | Anglo-Saxon noble |
| Earl Gospatric | Anglo-Saxon noble |
| Æthelmar | Anglo-Saxon noble |
| Saint Wigstan | Mercian royal |
| King Ælla of Northumbria | — |
| Æthelbald of Wessex | — |
|
King Osberht of Northumbria
surface form:
Osberht of Northumbria
|
King of Northumbria |
| Ælfwynn | ruler of Mercia |
| Æthelfrith of Northumbria | Anglo-Saxon king |
| Æbbe the Elder | Northumbrian royal |
| St Ethelbert the Martyr | Anglo-Saxon king |
| Cædwalla of Wessex | — |
| Eric Bloodaxe | monarch of Northumbria |
| Ecgfrith of Northumbria | King of Northumbria |
| Ecgfrith of Mercia | King of Mercia |
| Icel | semi-legendary Anglo-Saxon figure |
| Cynewald | Anglo-Saxon noble |
| Penda | King of Mercia |
| Merewalh | — |