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Webster Dictionary
Bretwaldanoun
the official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes
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Bretwalda
Bretwalda is an Old English word, the first record of which comes from the late 9th century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It is given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It is unclear whether the word dates back to the 5th century and was used by the kings themselves, or whether it is a later, 9th-century, invention. The term bretwalda also appears in a charter of Æthelstan. The rulers of Mercia were generally the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kings from the mid-7th to the early 9th centuries, but are not accorded the title of bretwalda by the Chronicle, which is generally thought to be because of the anti-Mercian bias of the Chroniclers. The Annals of Wales continued to recognize the kings of Northumbria as 'Kings of the Saxons' until the death of Osred I of Northumbria in 716.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bretwalda
bret-wal′da, n. a title of supremacy applied by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to Egbert and seven earlier kings, whose superiority was more or less acknowledged by other kings. [Lit. 'Lord of the Britons,' or 'of Britain.']
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Bretwalda
a title apparently of some kind of acknowledged supremacy among the Anglo-Saxon kings, and the leader in war.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bretwalda in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bretwalda in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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