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Queen Ealhswith is the wife of King Ælle of Northumbria and the mother of Judith, Ecgberht, and Bjaela. Queen Ealhswith accompanies her husband King Ælle and her son Ecgberht in welcoming Ælle's brother Lord Æthelwulf to their hall. Æthelwulf is to lead Ælle's army against the Vikings, who have...
Ealhswith or Ealswitha was wife to King Alfred the Great. She was one of the most powerful noble women in early medieval England during the time of the Vikings. She was mother to King Edward the Elder who succeeded King Alfred to the Anglo-Saxon throne.
Ealhswith or Ealswitha was wife to King Alfred the Great. She was one of the most powerful noble women in early medieval England during the time of the Vikings. She was mother to King Edward the Elder who succeeded King Alfred to the Anglo-Saxon throne.
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Sep 14, 2013 · Ealhswith’s mother was a scholar named Eadburgh who was well known at court. In the year 868, Alfred and his brother King Aethelred were campaigning, trying to rid England of the Vikings. King Burhred of Mercia was invaded by the “Great Army” of Scandinavians and they had camped out near Nottingham.
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.
Jun 2, 2008 · Ealhswith was a Mercian princess who married Alfred, Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex. She was never called queen and she never witnessed any charters during Alfred’s administration. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as “the true and beloved lady of the English”.
