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King of the South Saxons Ælle of Sussex

King of the South Saxons Ælle of Sussex

Male 439 - 514  (75 years)


 

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Ælle (also Aelle or Ella) is recorded in early sources as the first king of the South Saxons, reigning in what is now called Sussex, England, from 477 to perhaps as late as 514 According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ælle and three of his sons are said to have landed at a place called Cymensora and fought against the local Britons. The chronicle goes on to report a victory in 491,


Date439-514
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