Ceadwall

Also known as: Caedwalla · First appears: A.D. 685–721

Life events

• 686 · Ceadwall and Mull spread devastation in Kent and the Isle of Wight.(A.D. 685–721 · 📍 Kent and the Isle of Wight)
  • With: Mull
  • “This year Ceadwall and his brother Mull spread devastation in Kent and the Isle of Wight.”
• 686 · Ceadwall gave Hook to St. Peter's minster.(A.D. 685–721 · 📍 Medhamsted)
  • “This same Ceadwall gave to St. Peter's minster, at Medhamsted, Hook”
• 687 · Ceadwall overran the kingdom of Kent.(A.D. 685–721 · 📍 Kent)
  • “Ceadwall overran the kingdom of Kent.”
• 688 · Ceadwall received baptism from Sergius and was given the name Peter.(A.D. 685–721 · 📍 Rome)
  • With: Sergius
  • “Ceadwall went to Rome, and received baptism at the hands of Sergius the pope, who gave him the name of Peter;”
• 688 · Ceadwall died in his baptismal garments.(A.D. 685–721 · 📍 Rome)
  • “on the twelfth day before the calends of May, he died in his crisom-cloths”
• 688 · Ina succeeded Ceadwall in the kingdom of Wessex.(A.D. 685–721 · 📍 Wessex)
  • With: Ina
  • “To him succeeded Ina in the kingdom of Wessex”

A.D. 685–721

• parent: Kenbert “Ceadwall was the son of Kenbert, Kenbert of Chad, Chad of Cutha, Cutha of Ceawlin, Ceawlin of Cynric, Cynric of Cerdic.”
• siblings with Mull “Mull, who was afterwards consigned to the flames in Kent, was the brother of Ceadwall.”
• mentor: Sergius “Ceadwall went to Rome, and received baptism at the hands of Sergius the pope”
• enemies with Mull “This year was Mull consigned to the flames in Kent, and twelve other men with him; after which, in the same year, Ceadwall overran the kingdom of Kent.”
• with Ina (Succession alone is not a relation in this vocabulary.) “To him succeeded Ina in the kingdom of Wessex, and reigned thirty-seven winters.”
• lord / consecrator: Sergius “This year Ceadwall went to Rome, and received baptism at the hands of Sergius the pope, who gave him the name of Peter;”
• allies with Mull “This year Ceadwall and his brother Mull spread devastation in Kent and the Isle of Wight.”

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