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nouna Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th centurypart of:
Definition that contains wessex
- alfred king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
- sussex a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
- ethelred king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
- edward the elder king of Wessex whose military success against the Danes made it possible for his son Athelstan to become the first king of all England (870-924)
- alfred the great king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
- ethelred i king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
- egbert king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)
- west saxon an inhabitant of Wessex