Æthelwulf

It was farther off from the main points of attack, and had the incalculable advantage of a succession of capable kings: Egbert, Æthelwulf, and—at the time of our story—Alfred.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison

This genealogy was originally made for Ecgbryht, who reigned from 800 to 836,—it was made at his death, and it comprised the accession of his son, Æthelwulf.

From Anglo-Saxon Literature by John Earle

But with the reign of Æthelwulf, Ælfred's father, it becomes comparatively copious, though its records still remain dry and matter-of-fact, a bare statement of facts, without comment or emotional display.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen

Four days after that there was another battle at Reading ... where the Danes had the better of it, and Æthelwulf was killed.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

While there was so little cohesion between the parts of the same kingdoms, there was no cohesion at all between the different kingdoms over which Æthelwulf exercised a nominal over-lordship.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen