Eadberht Praen had seized the Kentish throne and briefly re-established Kentish independence after Offa death. Coenwulf invaded, captured Eadberht, had him blinded and imprisoned in a Mercian monastery. The ecclesiastical dimension was important: Eadberht was a former cleric, and blinding was considered a canonical punishment. Kent was restored to Mercian subjection.
Eadberht captured and blinded
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