'''Egbert''' or '''Ecgberht''' (c. 772 - 839), (named as ''"Ecgbryht"'' in some editions of the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]) [[king]] of [[Wessex]] 802-839, is considered to be the greatest of the West Saxon kings before [[Alfred the Great]]. | '''Egbert''' or '''Ecgberht''' (c. 772 - 839), (named as ''"Ecgbryht"'' in some editions of the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]) [[king]] of [[Wessex]] 802-839, is considered to be the greatest of the West Saxon kings before [[Alfred the Great]]. |