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Æthelstan or Athelstan (/ ˈ æ θ əl s t æ n /; Old English: Æðelstān [ˈæðelstɑːn]; Old Norse: Aðalsteinn; lit. ' noble stone '; [4] c. 894 – 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. [a] He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.
Specifically, the death of his half-brother Edwin in 933 might have finally removed factions in Wessex opposed to his rule, while Guthfrith, the Norse king of Dublin who had briefly ruled Northumbria, had died in 934, meaning that any resulting insecurity among the Danes would have given Æthelstan an opportunity to stamp his authority on the ...
The late D, E and F versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describe Æthelstan as Æthelwulf's brother, but the A, B and C versions, and Æthelweard's Chronicon, state that he was Æthelwulf's son. [2] Some historians have argued that it is more probable that he was a brother, including Eric John in 1966 [3] and Ann Williams in 1978. [4]
After a fierce battle lasting all day, five young kings, seven of Anlaf's earls, and countless others were killed in the greatest slaughter since the Anglo-Saxon invasions. Anlaf and a small band of men escaped by ship over Dingesmere (or Ding's Mere) to Dublin. Constantine's son was killed, and Constantine fled home. [26]
The identity of the victim and his age were not released. ‘Agitated’ mom tries to run down high school staffer in parking lot, Florida cops say Boy was in room as mom had drug-fueled sex with ...
Edmund I or Eadmund I [a] (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great.
Jabbar was born and grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and his brother Abdur Jabbar, 24, and his father, Rahim Jabbar, 65, told CNN they couldn’t reconcile the attack with the kind, soft-spoken person ...
The Menendez brothers murdered their parents, José and Kitty, on the evening of Aug. 20, 1989, in their Beverly Hills home. Each armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, Lyle, then 21, and Erik, then 18 ...