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Little is known of the 1st 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it is thought that he was in a position to keep up the independence of Wessex versus the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated the opposite southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, ended Mercia's supremacy on the Battle of Ellandun, and proceeded