Se nama Brytenƿealda is titul þe syndrige cyningas þæs Engliscra rīces mōston brucan of 500 tō 1000 Æfter Cristes cōm. Man hēold Brytenƿealdan sƿā ƿealdend ofer syndrigum Engleseaxiscum rīcum. Sēo titul næs ierfelāf and næs feoh ānfalde rīces; mǣste Brytƿealdan þorfton feohtan for cynedōme.

Ealde bēc secgaþ þe ēahta cyningas heald sƿylce cynedōm.[1]

Ēac ricsodon Ecgbrihtes æftergengan ofer eallum Englacynne oþþe hæfdon sƿylce crafinge:

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  1. þy geare geeode Ecgbriht cining Myrcena rice 7 eal þet be suðan Humbre ƿæs 7 he ƿæs se eahtoða cining se þe Brytenƿealda ƿæs; 7 ærest ƿæs Ælle Suðseaxna cining se þus mycel hæfde, oþær ƿæs Ceaƿlin Ƿestseaxna cining, þridde Æþelbriht Cantƿara cining, feorðe Redƿald Eastengla cining, fifta Ædƿine Norþanhymbra cining, sixta ƿæs Osƿald þe æfter him rixade, seofaðe ƿæs Osƿiu Osƿaldes broþor, eahtoða ƿæs Ecgbriht Ƿestseaxna cining. 7 se Ecgbriht lædde fyrde to Dore ƿið Norþanhumbra, 7 hi him þær eadmedo budon 7 þƿærnessa, 7 hi mid þan tohƿurfon.