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Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians (c. 870 – 12 June 918) ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith. Æthelflæd was born around 870 at the height of the Viking invasions of England.
Æthelflæd of Damerham was Queen of the English as the second wife of King Edmund I from their marriage c. 944 until Edmund died in 946. Æthelflæd was a daughter of ealdorman Ælfgar, probably the ealdorman of Essex. Her mother's name is not recorded.
Mar 7, 2018 · Aethelflaed (r. 911-918 CE) was the daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex (r. 871-899 CE) and became queen of Mercia following the death of her husband Aethelred II, Lord of the Mercians (r. 883-911 CE).
6 days ago · Aethelflaed was an Anglo-Saxon ruler of Mercia in England and the founder of Gloucester Abbey. The eldest child of King Alfred the Great, she helped her brother Edward the Elder, king of the West Saxons (reigned 899–924), in conquering the Danish armies occupying eastern England. Aethelflaed became.
The story of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians and one of the most powerful women to have lived during the Dark Ages. We also look at the role she played in uniting England.
Jun 11, 2018 · Aethelflaed: The warrior queen who broke the glass ceiling. 11 June 2018. By Greig Watson, BBC News. Getty Images. Aethelflaed not only ruled skilfully but might even have led her armies...
Let it be clear that Æthelflæd the Lady of Mercia was very real and many historians describe Æthelflæd as a warrior queen who played a vital role in the campaigns against the Danes. So let’s ...
Æthelflæd was the daughter of Alfred and Eahlswith, and Alfred’s oldest child. She was probably born around 870, and equally vaguely in 890 she was to marry Æthelred of Mercia, probably a much older man.
Mar 11, 2022 · Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings. She is a medieval marvel, but – as the daughter of Alfred the Great, and ultimately succeeded by her nephew Æthelstan – Æthelflæd has been overshadowed by the men in her life.
Jun 21, 2017 · Æthelflæd, with her husband and her brother Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons, launched a series of military campaigns in the early tenth century.
