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Æthelstan Ætheling (Old English: Æþelstan Æþeling; early or mid 980s –25 June 1014) was the eldest son of King Æthelred the Unready by his first wife Ælfgifu and the heir apparent to the kingdom until his death. He made his first appearance as a witness to a charter of his father in 993.
25 de jun. de 2021 · Athelstan was the eldest son of King Æthelred II of England. One of at least 9 brothers and sisters, Athelstan was born sometime in the mid-to-late 980s—we don’t know the exact year—and he died on 25 June 1014 at about the age of 28.
Æthelstan or Athelstan ( / ˈæθəlstæn /; 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.
12 de jul. de 2018 · Æthelstan Ætheling: The King That Never Was // VIKINGS/ANGLO-SAXONS DOCUMENTARY - YouTube. History Time. 1.17M subscribers. Subscribed. 2.8K. 108K views 5 years ago. Watch my latest history...
Hace 6 días · Discover the key facts behind the first king of all England - Athelstan. A distinguished and courageous soldier, he pushed the boundaries of the kingdom to the furthest they had ever been.
Æthelstan was the first King of Wessex to bring together all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England. He was well educated, very pious and a collector of saints relics and manuscripts. He was also a formidable warrior.
5 de may. de 2015 · Now, Æthelstan was the king, the only king, ordained by god to rule not only amongst his people, but also over his nation and, much more importantly, over the island of Britain. his charters became the principal vehicle by which that message was disseminated.
