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Minimal is known of the 1st twenty years of Ecgberht's reign, nevertheless it is believed that he was able to keep up the independence of Wessex towards the kingdom of Mercia, which At the moment dominated the other southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, ended Mercia's supremacy for the Battle of Ellandun, and pro