A.D. 800. This year was the moon eclipsed, at eight in the
evening, on the seventeenth day before the calends of February;
and soon after died King Bertric and Alderman Worr. Egbert
succeeded to the West-Saxon kingdom; and the same day Ethelmund,
alderman of the Wiccians, rode over the Thames at Kempsford;
where he was met by Alderman Woxtan, with the men of Wiltshire,
and a terrible conflict ensued, in which both the commanders were
slain, but the men of Wiltshire obtained the victory.
The King & Alderman Worr was poisoned by the Kings wife, she was exiled to a French convent.
I’m new to this site and this is the most fascinating and fun piece I’ve read. Being a relative novice at my family’s genealogy, this is inspiring. I’d love to get back this far! Thank you, Wendell, for sharing this.
This is really going back in time. Thanks Wendell