or brytenwalda
Any of several Anglo-Saxon kings with lordship over kingdoms beyond their own. Used in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the title probably means "ruler of the Britons." It was given to Egbert
died 839
of Wessex and to seven earlier kings: Aelle of Sussex (fl. late 5th century), Ceawlin of Wessex
died 593
, Aethelberht of Kent
died 616
, Raedwald of East Anglia
died 616/27
, Edwin of Northumbria
died 632
, Oswald of Northumbria
died 641
, and Oswiu of Northumbria
died 670
.