What is Ceol of Wessex?
{{Use British English|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Ceol | image = | caption = | succession = [[List of monarchs of Wessex|King of the West Saxons]] | moretext = ([[Style of the British sovereign#West Saxon sovereigns|more...]]) | reign = 21 October 592 – 16 October 597 | coronation = 24 October 592 | predecessor = [[Ceawlin of Wessex|Ceawlin]] | successor = [[Ceolwulf of Wessex|Ceolwulf]] | spouse = | issue = [[Cynegils of Wessex|Cynegils, King of the West Saxons]] | issue-type = [[Issue (genealogy)|Issue]] | house = [[House of Wessex|Wessex]] | father = [[Cutha of Wessex]] | mother = Cuthburga | birth_date = {{Birth date|557|4|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Winchester]], [[Wessex]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|597|10|16|557|4|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Winchester, Hampshire | burial_date = 20 October 597 | burial_place = [[Winchester Cathedral]] | religion = [[Paganism]] }} '''Ceol''' also spelled '''Ceola''' or '''Ceolric''' (20 April 557 – 16 October 597) was the [[List of monarchs of Wessex|King of Wessex]] from 592 until his assassination in 597. His reign is mostly known thanks to the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]. ==Early Life== Ceol was born on 20 February 557. His father was [[Cutha of Wessex|Cutha]], who was the son of [[Cynric of Wessex|King Cynric]] and the younger brother of [[Ceawlin of Wessex|Ceawlin]] who was then [[crown prince]]. Ceol grew up learning [[Archery]], [[Science]], [[History]], and as well as learning to fight in [[battle]]s. When Ceol grew older, his battle skills improved and that he quickly rose through the ranks. ==Reign== ===Revolt against Ceawlin=== In 584, Ceol's father was killed most likely on the orders of [[Ceawlin of Wessex|Ceawlin]] who was now [[List of monarchs of Wessex|king]] as Cutha attempted to overthrow him in the failed [[Revolt of 584]] as Ceawlin accidentally killed Cutha's