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For an impression of what England was like from 1 A.D. until Egbert became king in 802, see About the Rulers of England. More information is available in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Introduction. 
Ęthelred IHouse of Wessex -- Reigned: 866-871 A.D. Died: 871 A.D. Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex, and son of King Ęthelwulf, who ruled England during a time of great pressure from the invading Danes. He was an affable man, devoutly religious and the older brother of Alfred the Great, his second-in-command in the resistance against the invaders. Together, they defeated the Danish kings Bagseg and Halfdan at the battle of Ashdown in 870.
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