# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/beorhtwulf-of-mercia
# Generated: 2026-09-01T18:58:56.060Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/beorhtwulf-of-mercia"
name: "Beorhtwulf of Mercia"
slug: "beorhtwulf-of-mercia"
description: "Beorhtwulf was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 839 or 840 to 852. His ancestry is unknown, though he may have been connected to Beornwulf, who ruled Mercia in the 820s. Almost no coins were issued by Beorhtwulf's predecessor, Wiglaf, but a Mercian coinage was restarted by Beorhtwulf early in his reign, initially with strong similarities to the coins of Æthelwulf of Wessex, and later with independent designs. The Vikings attacked within a year or two of Beorhtwulf's accession: the province of Lindsey was raided in 841, and London, a key centre of Mercian commerce, was attacked the following year. Another Viking assault on London in 851 \"put Beorhtwulf to flight\", according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; the Vikings were subsequently defeated by Æthelwulf. This raid may have had a significant economic impact on Mercia, as London coinage is much reduced after 851."
tagline: "King of Mercia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Berhtwulf%2C_King_of_Mercia%2C_silver_penny%3B_struck_840%E2%80%93852_AD_(obverse).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "900"
deathDate: "852"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.39
  momentum:             2.034883720930232
  historical:           15.35568933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf_(Mercia)"
    title: "Beorhtwulf (Mercia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf"
    title: "Beorhtwulf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8E%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81"
    title: "بێورتولف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf"
    title: "Beorhtwulf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B8%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CF%86_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Μπέορθγουλφ της Μερκίας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf_of_Mercia"
    title: "Beorhtwulf of Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf_(Mercia)"
    title: "Beorhtwulf (Mercia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behortwulf_de_Mercia"
    title: "Behortwulf de Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf"
    title: "Beorhtwulf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf_de_Mercia"
    title: "Beorhtwulf de Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf_di_Mercia"
    title: "Beorhtwulf di Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulfus"
    title: "Beorhtwulfus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beortvulfas"
    title: "Beortvulfas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf"
    title: "Beorhtwulf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorthwulf_av_Mercia"
    title: "Beorthwulf av Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beortulfo_da_M%C3%A9rcia"
    title: "Beortulfo da Mércia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8)"
    title: "Беортвульф (король Мерсии)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorhtwulf_av_Mercia"
    title: "Beorhtwulf av Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%96%D1%97)"
    title: "Беортвульф (король Мерсії)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q818588"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump