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    • Æthelstan was one of the most pious West Saxon kings, and was known for collecting relics and founding churches. His household was the centre of English learning during his reign, and it laid the foundation for the Benedictine monastic reform later in the century. See more

    Overview

    Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in … See more

    Background

    By the ninth century the many kingdoms of the early Anglo-Saxon period had been consolidated into four: Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and East Anglia. In the eighth century, Mercia had been the most powerful ki… See more

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    Bornc. 894 · Wessex
    Died27 October 939 (aged about 45) · Gloucester, England
    FatherEdward the Elder
    MotherEcgwynn
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    Early life

    According to the Anglo-Norman historian William of Malmesbury, Æthelstan was thirty years old when he came to the throne in 924, which would mean that he was born around 894. He was the oldest son of Edward th… See more

    Reign

    Edward died at Farndon in northern Mercia on 17 July 924, and the ensuing events are unclear. Ælfweard, Edward's eldest son by Ælfflæd, had ranked above Æthelstan in attesting a charter in 901, and Edward may have intend… See more

    Kingship

    Anglo-Saxon kings ruled through ealdormen, who had the highest lay status under the king. In ninth-century Wessex they each ruled a single shire, but by the middle of the tenth they had authority over a much wider area, a cha… See more

    Death

    Æthelstan died at Gloucester on 27 October 939. His grandfather Alfred, his father Edward, and his half-brother Ælfweard had been buried at Winchester, but Æthelstan chose not to honour the city associated with opposition t… See more

    Aftermath

    After Æthelstan's death, the men of York immediately chose the Viking king of Dublin, Olaf Guthfrithson, as their king, and Anglo-Saxon control of the north, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed. … See more

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  2. Athelstan (died October 27, 939) was the first West Saxon king to have effective rule over the whole of England. On the death of his father, Edward the Elder, in 924, Athelstan was elected king of Wessex and Mercia, where he had been brought up by his aunt, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians.

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    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.

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    How did Athelstan become king of Wessex and Mercia?
    He defeated an invasion by Scots, Irish, and the men of Strathclyde at Brunanburh in 937. He overcame the Scandinavian kingdom based in York and increased English power on the Welsh and Scottish borders. Athelstan becomes King of Wessex and Mercia on the death of his father Edward the Elder. Athelstan dies at Gloucester and is buried at Malmesbury.

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    Who was Aethelstan king of England?
    Aethelstan "the Glorious" born 895, king of England 925-939, died October 939. 1 daughter sometimes credited: Lenette, born around 915 who married Reynbourne of Warwick. He brought northern England under the rule of the Wessex monarchy, which his grandfather Alfred the great had melded with the southern kingdoms.

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    Who was Athelstan and what did he do?
    Athelstan was the king of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and king of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. He is considered the first king of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings.

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    Was Athelstan a king?
    He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. He is considered the first king of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings. He never married and had no children and was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I. When Edward died in July 924, Athelstan was accepted by the Mercians as king.

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    WEBAug 20, 2024 — Athelstan (died October 27, 939) was the first West Saxon king to have effective rule over the whole of England. On the death of …

       
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      WEBKing Athelstan is remembered as a great Anglo-Saxon King but perhaps most significantly he is considered by many to be the first King of the English, ending his reign overseeing his extensive kingdom.

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      WEBEadhilda of Wessex (908 - 937) - In 926, King Athelstan received an embassy from his cousin, Adelolf, Count of Boulogne, on behalf of Hugh, and Athelstan agreed to give his half-sister, Eadhild, in marriage in …

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      King Athelstan (Aethelstan) biography (c. 894-939)

      WEBAthelstan (or Aethelstan) was the son of Edward the Elder and grandson of Alfred the Great. He was born to Edward's first wife Ecgwynn around AD 894. Edward died in 924, and Athelstan's half-brother Aelfweard …

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      Æthelstan, Anglo-Saxon King of England

      WEBJul 10, 2014 — 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 …

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      WEBAbout a year later on 4th September 925 Athelstan was crowned King of Saxons and Angles at Kingston – upon- Thames situated on the border between Mercia and Wessex. He soon displayed the strong character …

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