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Ælfwynn was the wife of Æthelstan Half-King, Ealdorman of East Anglia, who was called the Half-King because it was believed that he was so powerful that King Edmund I (r. 940–946) and his brother King Eadred (r. 946–955) depended on his advice.
Æthelstan's wife was named Ælfwynn. Her family came from the East Midlands. She was foster-mother of King Edgar of England. Ælfwynn's lands would later endow Ramsey Abbey, refounded by Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop Oswald of Worcester, and Æthelstan's son Æthelwine.
Edward married his second wife, Ælfflæd, at about the time of his father's death, probably because Ecgwynn had died, although she may have been put aside. The new marriage weakened Æthelstan's position, as his step-mother naturally favoured the interests of her own sons, Ælfweard and Edwin . [17]
Spouse: None. Children: None. Siblings: Eadgifu of Wessex (902 - unknown) - Born around 902 as the daughter of Edward the Elder and his wife Aelfflaed.
He married a woman named Ælflaed. Æthelstan was sent to be educated at the court of his aunt Æthelflaed and uncle Æthelred in Mercia, possibly to avoid conflicts with his stepmother and her children. It is also possible Æthelstan was being chosen as the heir to the kingdom of Mercia.
King Aethelstan was a member of the House of Wessex. He was the eldest son of King Edward the Elder by his first wife Ecgwynn. He realised his grandfather’s dream of uniting England under one king 924.
He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings. He never married and had no children. Athelstan died on 27 October 939, and his half-brother Edmund succeeded him as king.
