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Beornwulf
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Old English
Etymology
From ang beorn man, warrior and ang wulf wolf.
Pronunciation
Beorn-wulf
Proper noun
m
ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen. Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devons at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and many were slain.