Get to know Wiglaf better with 6 real example sentences.
Wiglaf in a sentence
Context around Wiglaf
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wiglaf
- In this selection, "wiglaf" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may stand out and add context to how "wiglaf" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include men however wiglaf who finds and reduced with wiglaf s return. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wiglaf" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wiglaf
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wiglaf's return is followed by evidence of his independence from Wessex. (12 words)
Wiglaf may also have brought Essex back into the Mercian orbit during the years after he recovered the throne. (19 words)
One of his men, however, Wiglaf, who finds great distress in seeing Beowulf's plight, comes to Beowulf's aid. (20 words)
Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 233–235 It is significant that Wiglaf was still able to call together such a group of notables; the West Saxons, even if they were able to do so, held no such councils. (38 words)
Stenton cites the annal for 839, which says Æthelwulf "granted" or "gave" the kingdom of Kent to his son, as an example of the language that would have been used had Wiglaf been granted the kingdom by Egbert. (38 words)
Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms, p. 51. In East Anglia, King Æthelstan minted coins, possibly as early as 827, but more likely c. 830 after Egbert's influence was reduced with Wiglaf's return to power in Mercia. (37 words)
Example sentences (6)
One of his men, however, Wiglaf, who finds great distress in seeing Beowulf's plight, comes to Beowulf's aid.
Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 233–235 It is significant that Wiglaf was still able to call together such a group of notables; the West Saxons, even if they were able to do so, held no such councils.
Stenton cites the annal for 839, which says Æthelwulf "granted" or "gave" the kingdom of Kent to his son, as an example of the language that would have been used had Wiglaf been granted the kingdom by Egbert.
Wiglaf may also have brought Essex back into the Mercian orbit during the years after he recovered the throne.
Wiglaf's return is followed by evidence of his independence from Wessex.
Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms, p. 51. In East Anglia, King Æthelstan minted coins, possibly as early as 827, but more likely c. 830 after Egbert's influence was reduced with Wiglaf's return to power in Mercia.