aka Aethelwulf, Adelwlf, or Athulf. Made king of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey by his father in 828. King of Wessex in 839. Defeated by the Danes in a naval engagement, 842. Routed the Danes at Ockley, 852. Freed a tenth part of the folclands from all burdens except the trionda necessitas, about 854. Made a pilgrimmage to Rome, possibly originating the payment of Peter's pence. Declined to make war upon his rebellious son Ethelbald, and allowed him Wessex. By his will charged every ten hides of his property with the support of a poor man (The concise dictionary of national biography. Part 1 : from the beginnings till 1900. London : Oxford University Press, 1969, pg. 409-410).