South Saxons were the followers of King Ælle (see Aelle of Sussex) a warlord from Old Saxony in north-western Germany who were among the Anglo-Saxon Dark Age invaders of Britannia at the end of the 5th Century. The name "South Saxons" is probably not a self-appelation but rather a geographical distinction made later by scholars in Canterbury in Kent for the southernmost Saxon polity of Dark Age Britain. South Saxon in Old English is Suð Seax from which we get Sussex. The terms "South Saxons" and "Kingdom of Sussex" are interchangable. Ælle was king of the South Saxons from 477 to perhaps as late as 514, and was named Bretwalda by Bede, who adds that he was overlord of the Anglo-Saxons south of the Humber river. ... Old Saxony is the fatherland of the Saxons and the place from which their raids and later colonisations of Britannia were mounted. ... The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... The Dark Ages (or Dark Age) is a metaphor with multiple meanings and connotations. ... Britannia, the British national personification. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and a small section of the eastern Netherlands. ... The Dark Ages (or Dark Age) is a metaphor with multiple meanings and connotations. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Sussex as a traditional county. ... 1911 encyclopedia text (edited): The Kingdom of Sussex, (Suth Seaxe, i. ...

The South Saxon kingdom was founded after the final collapse of the Romano-British defence of the Civitas Regnensis in 491 when the Saxon Shore fort of Anderida fell and it's garrison was slaughtered. The campaign of conquest led by Ælle had begun in 477 when he first made landing at Cymenes ora (somewhere in modern Sussex) with his sons and slew the local Welsh defenders and drove the remainder into the Forest of Andred. A subsequent and decisive battle between Ælle's forces and the native inhabitants is recorded by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle at Mearcredes burne in 485 before the seige and capture of Caer Andred in 491. Events AElle conquers the fortified Roman town of Anderida through siegecraft. ... The Saxon Shore is the collective name given to a series of fortifications built along the south-east coast of what is now England, during the latter years of the Roman occupation of Britain. ... Anderida is an ancient Roman fort at Pevensey, near Eastbourne in Sussex, England. ... Aelle (also seen as Aella, Ælla or Ella) was the name of three Anglo-Saxon kings: Aelle of Sussex (reigned 477–c. ... Events Huneric becomes king of Vandals Aelle king of the South Saxons, arrives in England, with his three sons, near Cymenshore. ... Sussex as a traditional county. ... Welsh is an adjective that may refer to: Of or relating to Wales The Welsh language The Welsh people Welsh may also refer to several places in the United States: Welsh, Arkansas Welsh, Louisiana Welsh, Ohio The verb to welsh means to swindle by not paying a debt, although some... The Forest of Andred or Andredswald is an alternative name for the Weald in southern England and refers to the ancient woodland which once stretched from Andred - now more commonly known as Anderida or Pevensey - to Dorset. ... The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Britain. ... Events Peter the Fuller is excommunicated by a synod in Rome. ...

The dynasty established by King Ælle - the Ællingus - ruled with varying degrees of independence at least until 825 when the kingdom was annexed by Wessex (the West Saxons). At some points Sussex was united under one king and at other times the kingdom appears to have been divided between several 'sub-kings' but all were probably from the same ruling clan and could trace their ancestry back to Ælle. Aelle (also seen as Aella, Ælla or Ella) was the name of three Anglo-Saxon kings: Aelle of Sussex (reigned 477–c. ... Events Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... Sussex as a traditional county. ...

Between 491 and 607 there are no known records of the South Saxons apart from that they existed. In 607 it is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle that there was war between Sussex and Wessex and this may have been over sovereignty of land to the west called The Meon opposite the Isle of Wight or perhaps over sovereignty of Surrey to the north - this is however, just speculation. In 681 the Chronicle records that Saint Wilfrid of York was exiled in Sussex from his home in Northumbria where he remained until 686 converting its pagan inhabitants. According to Bede, Aethelwalh, king of Sussex, had been previously baptised. After Saint Wilfrid's apparent miracles in relieving a famine which occurred in Sussex the king granted him eighty-seven hides (an area of land) in and near the peninsula of Selsey which remained thereafter the seat of the South Saxon bishopric (and thus also their capital) until the Norman Conquest. Events February 19 - Boniface III becomes pope, but dies the same year. ... The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Britain. ... The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton popularized from Victorian times as a holiday resort. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... // Events August 9 - The Bulgars win the war with the Byzantine Empire; the latter signs a peace treaty, which is considered as the birth-date of Bulgaria Wilfrid of York is expelled from Northumbria by Ecgfrith and retires into Sussex Births Deaths January 10 - Pope Agatho Ebroin, Mayor of the... Wilfrid (c. ... Sussex as a traditional county. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of an Anglian kingdom which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the much smaller earldom which succeeded the kingdom. ... Depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493 Bede (Latin Beda), also known as Saint Bede or, more commonly, the Venerable Bede (c. ... Hides are skins obtained from animals that are used for human use. ... Map sources for Selsey at grid reference SZ8593 Selsey is an English seaside town, about 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Chichester, West Sussex. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...

Shortly afterwards, however, Aethelwalh was slain and his kingdom ravaged by the exiled West Saxon prince Caedwalla. The latter was eventually expelled by two princes named Berhthun and Andhun, who thereupon assumed the government of the kingdom. In 686 the South Saxons intervened in a civil war in Kent, in support of a Prince Eadric, but soon afterwards King Berhthun was killed and the kingdom subjugated for a time by Caedwalla, who had by now become king of Wessex. Caedwalla (c. ... Events October 21 - Conon becomes Pope, succeeding Pope John V. Empress Jito ascends to the throne of Japan Kingdom of Kent attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla Births August 23 - Charles Martel, winner of the Battle of Tours Deaths Emperor Temmu of Japan Korean Buddhist monk Weonhyo See... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Caedwalla (c. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ...

In 692 a grant is made by a king called Nothelm of Sussex to his sister, which is witnessed by two other "kings" called Nunna and Uuattus. Nunna is probably Nun, a relative of Ine king of Wessex who fought with him against the West Welsh, in 710. In 722 we find Ine of Wessex at war with the South Saxons, apparently because they were supporting a rival claimant of the West Saxon throne. Events The Quinisext Council (also said in Trullo), held in Constantinople, laid the foundation for the Orthodox Canon Law The Arabs conquer Armenia. ... Saint Nothelm (d. ... Ine (died 728) was the King of Wessex from 688 to 726, noted particularly for his code of laws. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... West Welsh refers to the Celtic inhabitants of the south-western peninsular of Britain. ... Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Japan. ... Events 3 January - Kinich Ahkal Mo Naab III takes throne of Maya state of Palenque Battle of Covadonga: First victory of a Christian army over a Muslim army in Spain (probable date) War between Wessex and Sussex Births Deaths Empress Gemmei of Japan Categories: 722 ... Ine (died 728) was the King of Wessex from 688 to 726, noted particularly for his code of laws. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... This article concerns the English kingdom, not the Westland Wessex helicopter Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ...

After this we hear nothing more until about 765, when a grant of land is made by a king named Aldwulf. In 770 a grant is made by a King Osmund of Sussex which is witnessed by King Offa of Mercia. Offa also appears as witness to two charters of an Æthelbert of Sussex in 772. It is probable that about this time Offa claimed overlordship of the kingdom of Sussex, as several local rulers, Osmund, Ælfwald and Oslac, who had previously used the royal title, now sign with that of "dux". Events Papal privileges are restored in Beneventino and Tuscany and partly in Spoleto. ... Events Emperor Konin ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Empress Shotoku. ... Offa (or Alavivaz Olauus) (? - c. ... Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams. ... Offa (or Alavivaz Olauus) (? - c. ... Events Pope Adrian I succeeds Pope Stephen IV. Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards. ... Offa (or Alavivaz Olauus) (? - c. ...

Mercian power collapsed in the years following Offa's death in 796 and the South Saxons re-emerged as an independent political entity. But this was to be short lived indeed because a new power was rising - that of Wessex - and Sussex was to become the first kingdom of the old heptarchy to be annexed by Wessex in a process which was to bring about the gradual unification of the Ænglecynne and the foundation of a united England. Sussex was annexed by King Ecgberht of Wessex in 825 and from this time onwards they remained subject to the West Saxon dynasty. Offa (or Alavivaz Olauus) (? - c. ... Events December - Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia. ... A map showing the general locations of the Anglo-Saxon peoples around the year 600. ... Several Anglo-Saxon persons were named Ecgberht (or Ecgbert or Egbert): Ecgbert, archbishop of York Ecgberht of Kent (ruled 664-673) Ecgberht II of Kent (ruled 770s) Egbert of Wessex (ruled 802-839) Ecgberht, Viking puppet 860s This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... Events Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun. ... This article concerns the English kingdom, not the Westland Wessex helicopter Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ...

It is thought that the Æellingi (the South Saxon royal house) continued to govern Sussex as eorldermen (earls) under West Saxon sovereignty until the Norman Conquest in 1066. Sussex as a traditional county. ... This article concerns the English kingdom, not the Westland Wessex helicopter Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned King of England the day after Edward the Confessor dies. ...