Kingdom of Wessex

Kingdom of Wessex was a state in British Isles (Europe) that lasted from c. 519 to 927 CE, about 408 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

The West Saxon kingdom. Alfred the Great beat the Danes at Edington in 878, and his grandson Aethelstan united England in 927.

See Kingdom of Wessex on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 519 to 927 CE

Duration

408 years

Type

State

Region

British Isles, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Winchester

Became

• Kingdom of England (Anglo-Saxon) 927 to 1066 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 541 Plague of Justinian
• 732 Battle of Tours
• 793 Viking raid on Lindisfarne
• 800 Charlemagne crowned emperor

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Carolingian Empire 751 to 843 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Kingdom of Norway c. 872 to 1397 CE
• Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
• First Bulgarian Empire 681 to 1018 CE
• Khazar Khaganate c. 650 to 969 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

Questions