Ceolwulf I of Mercia was deposed after a short reign in 823 and Beornwulf took power. This leadership instability in Mercia preceded the catastrophic defeat at Ellendun in 825 and may have contributed to it. The Mercian habit of deposing kings who failed militarily or politically had deeply weakened the kingdom by the early ninth century.
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