Centwine of Wessex
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Centwine (died after 685) was
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Centwine became king c. 676, succeeding Æscwine. Bede states that after the death of King Cenwalh: "his under-rulers took upon them the kingdom of the people, and dividing it among themselves, held it ten years".[1] Bede's dismissal of Æscwine and Centwine as merely sub-kings may represent the views of the supporters of the King Ine, whose family ruled Wessex in Bede's time.[2] However, if the West Saxon kingdom did fragment following Cenwalh's death, it appears that it was reunited during Centwine's reign.[3]
An entry under 682 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that "Centwine drove the Britons to the sea". This is the only event recorded in his reign. The Carmina Ecclesiastica of
Chapter 40 of
Centwine is reported to have abdicated and become a
See also
- House of Wessex family tree
References
- ^ Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book IV, chapter 12.
- ^ Kirby, D.P., The Earliest English Kings, pp. 52–53.
- ^ Yorke, Barbara, Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 145–146.
- ^ Miller, Sean. "Anglo-Saxons.net". Retrieved 10 February 2007.
- ^ Kirby, p. 53.
- ^ Bugga 1 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ^ Centwine 1 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England. Retrieved 2007-02-10