Aethelwulf

King Aethelwulf (which means "Noble Wolf") was King of Wessex and Mercia, and son of the late King Ecbert. Following the Battle of Repton, and the Great Heathen Army's storming of the Wessex royal villa, Aethelwulf succeeded his father as King shortly before Ecbert's death. A very strong and abled warrior-king, Athelwulf was at the forefront of driving the Vikings from the lands of Wessex. He later died from a bee sting, after having an allergic reaction.