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Small is understood of the 1st 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, however it is thought that he was equipped to keep up the independence of Wessex in opposition to the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated one other southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, finished Mercia's supremacy within the Fight of Ellandu