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AD878

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Rough guide to the situation at the start ofat the end of 878

Rough situation at beginning of AD 878
Rough situation at end of AD 878
ColourKingdom
Colour for AlbaAlba
Colour for FortriuFortriu
Colour for Great Heathan ArmyGreat Heathan Army
Colour for GwyneddGwynedd
Colour for MerciaMercia
Colour for NorwayNorway
Colour for NorthumbriaNorthumbria
Colour for SeisyllwgSeisyllwg
Colour for StrathclydeStrathclyde
Colour for WessexWessex
Colour for AlbaAlba
Colour for DanelawDanelaw
Colour for FortriuFortriu
Colour for GwyneddGwynedd
Colour for MerciaMercia
Colour for NorwayNorway
Colour for NorthumbriaNorthumbria
Colour for SeisyllwgSeisyllwg
Colour for StrathclydeStrathclyde
Colour for WessexWessex

Alba

Alba had many competing rulers in 878:

Gwynedd

The ruler of Gwynedd was King Anarawd ap Rhodri.

Mercia

The ruler of Mercia was King Ceolwulf II, who had ruled since 874 and would continue to do so until 883.

Northumbria

The ruler of Northumbria was King Ecgberht II, who had ruled since 875 and would continue to do so until 895.

Strathclyde

The ruler of Strathclyde at this time was likely to have been King Dyfnwal.

Image of King Ælfræd
King Ælfræd of Wessex

Wessex

The ruler of Wessex was King Ælfræd (Alfred the Great), who had ruled since 871 and would continue to do so until 899.