A.D. 837. EGBERT, KTJTG 0 Ï THE WEST 81X078, DIES. 395 A.D. 831. Theophilus became emperor of Constantinople. The same year, Wolf, archbishop of York, paid the debt of nature, and was succeeded by Wymond. A.D. 832. Wilfrid, archbishop of Canterbury, died, and was succeeded by Ceolnoth, who received the pallium the following year. A.D. 833. The army of the Danes, unbelieving pirates, after they had been defeated and put to flight at Dunemuth, ravaged Sheppy, thatietoaay, the Isle of Sheep. For these pagans had put in there with thirty-five ships, and having ravaged that island, they sailed on and landed at the place which is called Carrum, and there they gave themselves up to plunder and rapine, and spared neither sex nor age. A.D. 834. King Egbert, having collected a large army, directed his standards and army against the aforesaid pagans ; but, after great slaughter had taken place on both sides, prevailed by the fortune of war. In these battles there fell, among others, Herefrid, bishop of Winchester, and Sigelm, bishop of Sherborne ; with duke Dudda, and duke Osmund. And Edmund succeeded Herefrid, and Ethelwold succeeded Sigelm. A.D. 835. The Welsh united their forces to those of the Danes, and the two together invaded the kingdom of Egbert with fire and sword, and endeavoured to destroy his castles and towns. But when king Egbert heard this, he met the enemy with a numerous army, and, when they resisted, he made a great slaughter of them, and at length he compelled the Danes and the Welsh to betake themselves to a ruinous flight, and delivered his country from the irruption of the enemy. A.D. 836. The same king, Egbert, overwhelmed with a severe defeat, and utterly routed and put to flight, a fresh army o f the Danes which came over. A.D. 837. Pope Gregory, who had been previously called Leo the Fourth, called a new city, which he had lately completed, Leonia, after his own name. The same year, Egbert, king of the West Saxons, passed from this world, after he had reigned thirty-seven years and seven months, and was buried at Winchester. And his son, Ethelwolf, whom some call Eadulf, succeeded him, and reigned twenty years and five months. This Ethelwolf had, by his queen, four illustrious