[k] Chron.Sax.p.72.

[l] Chron.
Sax.p.72.

Ethelward, lib.3.cap.2.

[m] Chron.Sax.p.

72.] [MN Ethelwolf.] This prince had neither the abilities nor the vigour of his father; and was better qualified for governing a convent than a kingdom [n].
He began his reign with making a partition of his dominions, and delivering over to his eldest son, Athelstan, the new-conquered provinces of Essex, Kent, and Sussex.