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Ælfweard (/ ˈ æ l f w ɔːr d /; c. 902 – 2 August 924) was the second son of Edward the Elder, the eldest born to his second wife Ælfflæd. Kingship and death [ edit ] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle simply states that Ælfweard died soon after his father's death on 17 July 924 and that they were buried together at Winchester.
Ælfweard died only 16 days after his father, on 2 August 924 at Oxford, and was buried at the New Minster, Winchester. Æthelstan still had difficulty in securing acceptance in Wessex, and he was not crowned king of the Anglo-Saxons until 4 September 925. [8] [9] Ancestry
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Apr 14, 2023 · The film depicts Æthelstan as rightful heir to the thrones of his father, whose first concern is fending off a challenge from his “traitor” half-brother and rival claimant Ælfweard. In the show, Æthelstan is the presumed and rightful king, and that Ælfweard’s claim is that of an upstart. Real history, though, suggests that the ...
Apr 9, 2021 · Biography. Ælfweard was the second son of King Edward the Elder and Æflaeda. [1] [2] His birth date is uncertain, but he was old enough in 909 to witness two charters. [3] He would still have been a child at the time, as his mother was his father's second wife and his father's first marriage was in the period 892-894.
Aelfweard was the eldest son of King Edward the Elder and his second wife, Queen Aelfflaed. Little is known of this obscure prince. One source suggests that he was married with children, another that he was a recluse living in Bridgnorth in Shropshire. It is clear that, upon his father's death on 17th July AD 924, Aelfweard was raised to the ...
Jul 10, 2014 · When King Edward died on July 17, 924, it is unclear what exactly happened next. Æthelstan was elected king of the Mercians and the council of Wessex elected Æthelstan’s half-brother Ælfweard king. But Ælfweard died within a month of his father and Æthelstan may have had to fight a civil war to gain the Wessex throne.
