Alric acceded with his two brothers on the death of his father Wihtred, according to Bede,[1] but is otherwise unknown. Kelly[2] observed that the reign of 762 to 796 attributed to him by William of Malmesbury “is evidently fantasy, inspired by a desire to account neatly for all the brothers mentioned by Bede”.
alric, kent, alric, english, alrīc, century, king, saxon, kingdom, kent, jointly, with, Æðelberht, eadberht, alric, acceded, with, brothers, death, father, wihtred, according, bede, otherwise, unknown, kelly, observed, that, reign, attributed, william, malmesb. Alric Old English Alric 8th century was a king of the Saxon kingdom of Kent jointly with AEdelberht II and Eadberht I Alric acceded with his two brothers on the death of his father Wihtred according to Bede 1 but is otherwise unknown Kelly 2 observed that the reign of 762 to 796 attributed to him by William of Malmesbury is evidently fantasy inspired by a desire to account neatly for all the brothers mentioned by Bede See also editList of monarchs of KentReferences edit Bede Historia Ecclesia book V chap xxiii Kelly S E 1995 Charters of St Augustine s Abbey Canterbury and Minster in Thanet Anglo Saxon Charters 4 External links editAlric 2 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alric of Kent amp oldid 1105296179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
