Minor is thought of the main twenty years of Ecgberht's reign, but it surely is assumed that he was capable to take care of the independence of Wessex from the kingdom of Mercia, which At the moment dominated the other southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, https://rylann0605.tinyblogging.com/a-secret-weapon-for-eggbet-75791344