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unusual facts about Coenwulf of Mercia


Sherborne, Gloucestershire

Coenwulf of Mercia, who reigned from AD 796 to 821, is credited with giving the manor of Sherborne to Winchcombe Abbey.


Cenwalh of Wessex

The Mercia kings Coenwulf and Ceolwulf, and their brother Cuthred, King of Kent, claimed descent from an otherwise unknown brother of Penda and Eowa called Coenwalh.


see also

Quendrida

Cwenthryth (fl. 811–825), daughter of King Coenwulf of Mercia