| 41. | He was born in the fifth year of his father's long reign over the West Saxons.
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| 42. | This enigmatic prince and his long roster of descendants were not forgotten by the West Saxons, however.
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| 43. | It is thought that Cutha is the same person as Cuthwine, also found in West Saxon genealogies.
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| 44. | Ealhswith's father attested two West Saxon charters in 868, the year his daughter married Alfred.
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| 45. | The term " West Saxon " appears only in the late seventh century, after the reign of C�dwalla.
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| 46. | In 975, King Edgar is described as friend of the West Saxons and protector of the Mercians .
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| 47. | The outcome in East Anglia was a disaster for the Mercians which confirmed West Saxon power in the southeast.
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| 48. | Kentish ecclesiastics and laymen now looked for protection against Viking attacks to West Saxon rather than Mercian royal power.
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| 49. | The increasing strength of the West Saxons under C�dwalla and Ine would have limited Mercian opportunities in that direction.
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| 50. | It was named for Ethelwulf, King of the West Saxons and effectively King of England from 858 860.
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