Ælle of Sussex
First king of the South Saxons · Historical Figures · Lived 500 to 514 · aged 14
Ælle of Sussex is read about 82 times a day, in 25 languages.
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Something wrong?Ælle is recorded in much later medieval sources as the first king of the South Saxons, reigning in what is now called Sussex, England, from 477 to perhaps as late as 514.
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Imaginary depiction of Ælle from John Speed's 1611 "Saxon Heptarchy"![A page from the [A] manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Ælle's name, spelled "Elle", can be seen in two of the entries at the end of the page. The last entry on the page, for 488, refers to events in Kent and does not mention Ælle.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Parker_chronicle_f._5a_455-490.gif/500px-Parker_chronicle_f._5a_455-490.gif)
A page from the [A] manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Ælle's name, spelled "Elle", can be seen in two of the entries at the end of the page. The last entry on the page, for 488, refers to events in Kent and does not mention Ælle.![A detail from a 1780 map, showing the Isle of Wight, Selsey Bill, and the Owers shoals to the south.[17] Pevensey is about fifty miles to the east, along the coast.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Owers_sandbanks_map_1780.gif/500px-Owers_sandbanks_map_1780.gif)
A detail from a 1780 map, showing the Isle of Wight, Selsey Bill, and the Owers shoals to the south.[17] Pevensey is about fifty miles to the east, along the coast.
A map of south-eastern England showing places visited by Ælle, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and the area of modern SussexIn their orbit
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About this person
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 500 to 514 · aged 14
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