What Does The Word Sussex Mean?
The name “Sussex” is derived from the Middle English Suth-sæxe, which is in turn derived from the Old English Suth-Seaxe, meaning “(land or people) of the South Saxons” (cf. Essex, Middlesex and Wessex). Who was the king of Sussex? Æthelberht of Wessex was ruling Sussex and the other south-eastern kingdoms by 855, and succeeded to …