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Æthelstan Ætheling

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Æthelstan Ætheling (Old English: Æþelstan Æþeling), early or mid 980s to 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. [1]

17 relations: Ælfgifu of York, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, Æthelred the Unready, Æthelweard (son of Alfred), Eadwig Ætheling, East Midlands, Edmund Ironside, Edward the Elder, Five Boroughs of the Danelaw, List of monarchs of Wessex, Morcar (thegn), Offa of Mercia, Old Minster, Winchester, Pauline Stafford, Sigeferth (died 1015), Sweyn Forkbeard, Thegn.

Ælfgifu of York

Ælfgifu of York (fl. c. 970 – 1002) was the first wife of Æthelred the Unready (r. 968–1016), by whom she bore many offspring, including Edmund Ironside.

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Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar

Ælfthryth (– 1000 or 1001, also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth) was an English queen, the second or third wife of King Edgar of England.

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Æthelred the Unready

Æthelred II (Old English: Æþelræd,;Different spellings of this king’s name most commonly found in modern texts are "Ethelred" and "Æthelred" (or "Aethelred"), the latter being closer to the original Old English form Æþelræd. 966 – 23 April 1016), known as the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death.

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Æthelweard (son of Alfred)

Æthelweard (d. 920 or 922) was the younger son of King Alfred the Great and Ealhswith.

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Eadwig Ætheling

Eadwig Ætheling (sometimes also known as Eadwy or Edwy) (died 1017) was the fifth of the six sons of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu.

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East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes.

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Edmund Ironside

Edmund Ironside (c.990 – 30 November 1016), also known as Edmund II, was King of England from 23 April to 30 November 1016.

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Edward the Elder

Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death.

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Five Boroughs of the Danelaw

The Five Boroughs or The Five Boroughs of the Danelaw (Old Norse: Fimm Borginn) were the five main towns of Danish Mercia (what is now the East Midlands).

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List of monarchs of Wessex

This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 927.

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Morcar (thegn)

Morcar (or Morkere) (Mōrcǣr) (died 1015) was a thane (minister) of King Æthelred the Unready.

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Offa of Mercia

Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in July 796.

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Old Minster, Winchester

The Old Minster was the Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the diocese of Wessex and then Winchester from 660 to 1093.

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Pauline Stafford

Pauline Stafford is Professor Emerita of Early Medieval History at Liverpool University in England.

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Sigeferth (died 1015)

Sigeferth (or Sigefrith) (died 1015) was, along with his brother Morcar, described by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as "chief thegn of the Seven Burghs".

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Sweyn Forkbeard

Sweyn Forkbeard (Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg; Danish: Svend Tveskæg; 960 – 3 February 1014) was king of Denmark during 986–1014.

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Thegn

The term thegn (thane or thayn in Shakespearean English), from Old English þegn, ðegn, "servant, attendant, retainer", "one who serves", is commonly used to describe either an aristocratic retainer of a king or nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England, or, as a class term, the majority of the aristocracy below the ranks of ealdormen and high-reeves.

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Redirects here:

AEthelstan AEtheling, Aethelstan Aetheling, Athelstan Aetheling, Æþelstan Æþeling.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æthelstan_Ætheling

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