In the ⊗ 823^rd year Ceolwulf lost the kingdom of the Mercians because Beornwulf snatched it away from him.
In the ⊗ 824^th year the East Anglians slew Beornwulf, king of the Mercians, in battle; Ludeca succeeded him. In the same year there was the greatest battle between the Britons and the people of Devon, at Galford. Ecgberht, king of Wessex, put Baldred, king of Kent, to flight, and took hold of his kingdom.
In the 825^th year Ludeca, king of the Mercians, was slain and five of his ealdormen with him. Wiglaf succeeded. in
In the 826^th year
In the 827^th year Ecgberht, king of the West Saxons, put Wiglaf, king of the Mercians, to flight, and took hold ¶of his kingdom.
In the 828^th year King Ecgberht, moved by compassion, granted Mercia to King Wiglaf to hold from him. In which year the same King Ecgberht subjugated the North Welsh to himself by the power of armed force.
In the 829^th year, on the death of Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury, Ceolnoth succeeded.
In the 830^th year
In the 831^st year
In the 832^nd year the Danes returned to England, and raided Sheppey.
In the 833^rd year the Danes were conveyed in 35 large ships to Carhampton. King Ecgberht fought against them, but, having got the upper hand on him, there perished on Ecgberht’s side two bishops, Herefrith and Wigfrith, and two ealdormen, Duda and Osmod.
In the 834^th year a naval force of Danes came to West Wales. The Welsh allied with them and fought against Ecgberht, but they were thumped by him at Hingston Down. Eochaid king of Scots died;
In the 835^th year he was succeeded by his son, Dúngal.
In the 836^th year
In the 837^th year
In the 838^th year Ecgberht, king of Wessex and then monarch of all England, departed.
In the 839^th year Æthelwulf son of Ecgberht received the kingdom of Wessex, and his other brother, Æthelstan, the kingdom of Kent. In the same year Æthelwulf, fighting against the Danes in one part of his kingdom, sent the ealdorman Wulfheard against them who, with 33 ships, landed at Southampton, and had a victory. Also, he sent Æthelhelm against other Danes at Portland, who was slain by them.
In the 840^th year the ealdorman Hereberht fought against the Danes at Romney Marsh, and was killed by them there. In the same year the Danes caused great carnage in Kent, and Mercia, and East Anglia.
In the 841^st year the Danes raided near Canterbury, Rochester and London. In the same year Louis, king of the Franks, son and successor of Charles the Great, died; Charles the Bald his son succeeded him. Dúngal
In the 842^nd year king of Scots died; Ailpín son of Eochaid succeeded him.
In the 843^rd year King Æthelwulf with part of his army, which he had apportioned throughout many places, fought against those who had landed, as we said above, at Carhampton; but they were clearly the victors. Ailpín king of Scots died; he was succeeded by his son Cináed,
In the 844^th year about whom it is said: It is related that the first to reign in Alba was Cináed,
In the 845^th year son of Ailpín, waging many wars. After the Picts were
expelled he reigned for sixteen years,
In the 846^th year and at Forteviot he was dead. He is called
In the 847^th year the venerable Bishop Ealhstan with the men of Somerset, and the ealdorman Osred with the men of Dorset, fighting against the Danes, obtained victory at the mouth of the Parret.
In the 848^th year
In the 849^th year a son, Ælfred, is born to King Æthelwulf in Berkshire, by a noble and religious mother, Osburh, [daughter] of the renown Oslac, butler of King Æthelwulf.