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Who were the Saxon kings?
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| Reign | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 858 to 860 | Æthelbald | Son of Æthelwulf. |
| 860 to 865 | Æthelberht | Son of Æthelwulf. |
| 865 to 871 | Æthelred | Son of Æthelwulf. |
| 871 to 886 | Alfred the Great | Son of Æthelwulf. The only Anglo-Saxon monarch to be given the epithet “the Great”. |
Who is Anglo-Saxon?
Anglo-Saxon, term used historically to describe any member of the Germanic peoples who, from the 5th century ce to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited and ruled territories that are today part of England and Wales.