Wessex

Wessex
Current Ruler	Edward
Residents	See Below

Wessex is a location in both The Saxon Stories novel series and in The Last Kingdom television series. It is one of the main locations in the series.

Locations Within

• Aescengum Burh
• Alton
• Ashes Hill
• Bedwyn (Modern Great Bedwyn)
• Cippanhamm (Modern Chippenham)
• Cookham
  • Uhtred’s Estate
• Cynwit
• Defnascir (Modern Devon)
• Æthendun (Modern Edington)
  • St. Egbert's Stone
• Exeter
• Fearnham
• Hampton
• Holdenhurst
• Kingsclere
• Lyscombe
• Marshlands
  • Athelney Marshes
• Readingham (Modern Reading)
• St. Wilfrid’s Church
• Thatcham
• Wareham
• Wiltunscir (Modern Wiltshire)
• Wintanceaster (Modern Winchester)

Monarchs

Ruler	Reign	King of	Married	Claim	Book
Æthelwulf	839-858	Wessex	Osburh, Judith	Son of Ecgberht	before
Æthelbald	858-860	Wessex	Judith	Son of Æthelwulf (second son)	before
Æthelberht	860-865	Wessex	not married	Son of Æthelwulf (third son)	before
Æthelred I	865-871	Wessex	Wulfthryth	Son of Æthelwulf (fourth son)	"The Last Kingdom"
Alfred	871-886	West Saxons	Ælswith	Son of Æthelwulf (fifth son)	"The Last Kingdom" to "Death of Kings"
	886-899	the Anglo-Saxons
Edward	899-924	the Anglo-Saxons	Ecgwynn, Ælflæd, Eadgifu	Son of Alfred (first son)	"Death of Kings" to "Sword of Kings"
Ælfweard	924-924 (disputed)	Wessex	not married	Son of Edward (third son)	unknown
Æthelstan	924-927	the Anglo-Saxons	not married	Son of Edward (first son)	"Sword of Kings" to after
	927-939	the English
Edmund I	939-946	the English	Ælfgifu, Æthelflæd	Son of Edward (fourth son)	after
Eadred	946-955	the English	not married	Son of Edward (fifth son)	after

Residents

Current Residents

• The Last Kingdom
• The Saxon Stories

This list shows the current residents of Wessex:

Edward Ælfweard Ælswith Uhtred Sihtric Finan Osferth Mildrith Æthelstan Alewold Erkenwald Artist

Drunk Man Eanflæd Edwina Gwen Hild Man in Crowd Osric Oswald Pretty Servant Priest Ecgwynn Ecgwynn's Mother Sihtric's Wife Sihtric's Son (More To Be Added)

This list shows the current residents of Wessex:

Edward Æthelhelm the Elder Ælflæd Ælfweard Ælswith Uhtred Sihtric Finan Osferth Mildrith Æthelstan

Alewold Erkenwald Beadwulf Eanflæd Hild Osric Oswald Ecgwynn Steapa Hedda (Steapa's wife) Eadgifu (More To Be Added)

Former Residents

• The Last Kingdom
• The Saxon Stories

This list shows the former residents of Wessex:

Odda the Younger † Odda the Elder † Alfred † Gisela † Stiorra Æthelred of Wessex † Æthelwold † Æthelwulf of Wessex † Æthelhelm the Elder † Ælflæd † Tidman † Beocca † Thyra †

Steapa † Leofric † Godwin † Cenric † Uhtred † Offa † Oswald † Rypere † Selbix † Wulfhere † (More To Be Added)

This list shows the former residents of Wessex:

Odda the Younger † Odda the Elder † Alfred † Gisela † Stiorra † Æthelred of Wessex † Æthelwold † Æthelwulf of Wessex † Beocca †

Thyra † Leofric † Godwin † Æthelhelm the Younger Oswald † Rypere † Wulfhere † (More To Be Added)

Appearances

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Season 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Season 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Season 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Season 4	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
Season 5
Seven Kings Must Die

Trivia

• Based on a real location in history; Wessex.