Cynewulf king of Mercia

Also known as: Cynewulf · Family: Mercians · Role: king · First appears: A.D. 796–835

Life events

• 796 · Cynewulf made inroads into Kent, and the Mercians seized Edbert Pryn and mutilated him.(A.D. 796–835 · 📍 Kent)
  • With: Edbert Pryn
  • “About the same time Cynewulf, King of Mercia, made inroads upon the inhabitants of Kent as far as the marsh; and the Mercians seized Edbert Pryn, their king, led him bound into Mercia, and suffered men to pick out his eyes, and cut off his hands.”

A.D. 796–835

• enemies with Edbert Pryn “Cynewulf, King of Mercia, made inroads upon the inhabitants of Kent as far as the marsh; and the Mercians seized Edbert Pryn, their king, led him bound into Mercia, and suffered men to pick out his eyes, and cut off his hands.”

Also listed in Mercians — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.