History Profiles's video: The Ancient Line of The Kings of Wessex DOCUMENTARY

This Video will cover the lives of the ancient line of the Kings of Wessex. Starting with Ecgberht, King of Wessex, followed up by his son, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. This video will also briefly cover the lives of Alfred the Great's older brothers and Alfred the Great himself as he was the son of Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction - King Ecgberht During Mercia's Dominion 00:04:41 Chapter 1 - Ecgberht's Rise to Power 00:10:11 Chapter 2 - Ecgberht's Reign 00:14:55 Chapter 3 - The Threat of the Vikings 00:16:50 Introduction - King Æthelwulf & The Viking Age 00:18:43 Chapter 1 - Early Life 00:22:33 Chapter 2 - King Æthelwulf is Crowned King 00:24:21 Chapter 3 - The Vikings Invade 00:26:32 Chapter 4 - Pilgrimage to Rome 00:28:00 Chapter 5 - Æthelbald's Revolt 00:30:02 Introduction - Alfred the Great 00:31:23 Chapter 1 - The Last Born Son 00:38:07 Chapter 2 - The Threat of the Great Heathen Army 00:42:01 Chapter 3 - Æthelred a Warrior King 00:45:57 Chapter 4 - Alfred Ascends to the Throne 00:48:04 Chapter 5 - The Fall of Wessex 00:52:52 Chapter 6 - The Fate of England 00:56:52 Chapter 7 - Alfred's Legacy Song: Savfk - Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOeF... "Savfk - The Travelling Symphony" is under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) Savfk - Music the hunt Video Link: • The Hunt by Savfk (copyright and roya... Song : Noel Malekar - Voice of Prayer (No Copyright Music) Video Link: #Æthelwulf • [No Copyright Mus... ​​ Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkK​... Sources: The Anglo- SAXON CHRONICLE: http://www.public-library.uk/dailyebook/The%20Anglo-Saxon%20chronicle%20%20(1914).pdf The Gesta Danorum: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1150/... The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok and his Sons: http://www.germanicmythology.com/FORN... Annals of Ireland: https://archive.org/details/annalsofi... Annals of Ulster: https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100001A/ Volsunga saga: http://www.dankalia.com/literature/lt... The Heimskringla Saga: http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/He... The Krakumal: https://www.scribd.com/document/33666... #Æthelwulf