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Æscwine was a King of Wessex from about 674 to 676, but was probably not the only king in Wessex at the time. Bede writes that after the death of King Cenwalh in 672: "his under-rulers took upon them the kingdom of the people, and dividing it among themselves, held it ten years".〔Bede, ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'', Book IV, chapter 12.〕 According to the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' Cenwalh was succeeded as ruler for about one year by his wife Seaxburh.〔(Barbara Yorke, ''Cenwalh'', Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 )〕 Æscwine reigned from about 674 to 676.〔(Rulers of Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 )〕 Another source claims that Æscwine's father, Cenfus (), ruled for two years after Seaxburh.〔 Cenfus is not listed in modern king lists, e.g. Yorke, Barbara, ''Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England'', pp. 133–134.〕 The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' supplies a genealogy, making him a fifth-generation descendant of Cynric. Bede's dismissal of Æscwine as a mere sub-king may represent the views of the supporters of the King Ine of Wessex, whose family ruled Wessex in Bede's time,〔Kirby, pp. 52–53.〕 as Ine's family were ''bona fide'' descendants of Cynric through Ceawlin's son Cuthwine. In 675, Æscwine defeated an invasion of Wessex led by the Mercian King Wulfhere at ''Biedanheafde'',〔Kirby, p. 52〕 a location which has not been certainly identified. Æscwine was succeeded by Centwine of Wessex. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Æscwine of Wessex」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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