Ellandun was the site of the Battle of Ellandun between Egbert of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in 825. Egbert emerged victorious and became the eighth Bretwalda and the first Anglo-Saxon king to be styled "ruler over all England. Egbert (also Ecgbehrt or Ecgbert, means roughly The shining edge of a blade) (c. ... Beornwulf (died 826) was the King of Mercia from 823 to 826. ... Events Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun. ... Bretwalda is an Anglo-Saxon term, the first record of which comes from the late ninth-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Ellandun is identified with Wroughton in Wiltshire. , Wroughton is a large village in Wiltshire in the South West England region of the UK. It is part of the Borough of Swindon and is situated some 7 km (4 miles) southeast of Swindon. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...