Metacomet

Metacomet, whom the English called King Philip, was the sachem of the Wampanoag in the 1670s when things came to a head.

Norman MacAfee: For Earth Day 2011 Norman MacAfee 2011

Thoroughly worth the four and a half hours I just spent standing up on a concrete floor ... after hiking about six and a half miles (Up Mount Lamentation and a long the Metacomet Ridge, and not I'm not making that up).

You think I'm easy. I'm only easy because I let you win. matociquala 2008

Metacomet succeeded his murdered brother as grand Sachem of the Wampanoag, eventually becoming known to the English as King Philip.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

Setting aside tribal tensions of the previous five decades, the Narragansett became allies of the Wampanoag under the leadership of their Sachem, Metacomet, who was called King Philip by the English.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

In a gesture of friendship and fidelity, Wamsutta and his brother Metacomet appeared before the Plymouth Grand Court and took the English names of Alexander and Philip — names appropriate to their high station among the Wampanoag peoples.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

Believing that the English were somehow responsible for the death of Wamsutta, Weetamoo and her brother-in-law, Metacomet—the husband of Weetamoo's younger sister—attacked the English in June 1675.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

King Phillip's War, named for the leader of the Wampanoag tribe, Metacomet, whose English nickname was "King Phillip."

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

Metacomet was the son of Massasoit, the Wampanoag leader who had originally greeted the settlers at Plymouth Colony.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

The successor of Alexander was Metacomet, or King Philip, as he was called by the settlers, on account of his lofty spirit and ambitious temper.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon 2002

He was so much pleased with this name that he asked for an English name for his younger brother, Metacomet.

Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola Edson Leone Whitney