His reign saw the beginning of Viking attacks, but Egbert and his son Æthelwulf, who succeeded in 839, were successful in resisting them.
His most notable victory came in 851 at "Acleah", possibly Ockley in Surrey or Oakley in Berkshire.
The following year, Burgred sent messengers to Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, to come and help him subjugate the midland Britons, who lived between Mercia and the western sea (Welsh), and who were rebelling against his rule.
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