Today we start with a death.
Wihtgar, brother of beloved Stuff, warrior, conqueror of Cerdic’s-Ore, and ruler of the Isle of Wight died in 544.
Or did he?
There’s a funny thing about dying. You have to be alive first. And there’s an argument that Wihtgar might be a mythical character and was created after the fact to establish a ruling dynasty for the Wihtwara, the Men of Wight. It’s something that we might never know for certain.
But at least according to the Chronicle, Wihtgar died. Pr...
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