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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.
- 17 July – c. 2 August 924
- Edward the Elder
Apr 14, 2023 · Was this the fate of a lost king of Wessex? According to the 12th-century manuscript known as the Textus Roffensis, Ælfweard only ruled in Wessex for a matter of weeks, but he seems to have ruled there all the same, and Æthelstan’s succession was not initially to Wessex but to the neighbouring kingdom of Mercia.
Ælfweard of Wessex. Aelfweard (904 - 2 August 924) was briefly the King of Wessex, following the death of his father, Edward the Elder. The Kingdom of England was divided between Aelfweard and his half-brother, Athelstan, who became King of Mercia. Aelfweard lived for only 16 days after his father and was probably not even crowned.
- 904, Wessex, England
- Edward the Elder
- 17 July 924 - 2 August 924
- Athelstan
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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.
Wessex, also known as the Kingdom of the West Saxons, was a large and influential Anglo-Saxon kingdom from 519 to 927AD. From its humble beginnings through to the most powerful kingdom in the land, we trace its history from Cerdic, the founder of Wessex, through to his distant descendants Alfred the Great and Æthelstan who were responsible for defeating invading Viking hordes and uniting ...
Aug 2, 2023 · Ælfweard of Wessex (c. 902 – August 2, 924) was the second son of Edward the Elder, the eldest born to his second wife Ælfflæd. Ælfflæd was the daughter of an ealdorman Æthelhelm, probably ealdorman Æthelhelm of Wiltshire who died in 897. Although genealogist David H. Kelley and historian Pauline Stafford have identified him as…
Jun 15, 2010 · Ælfflæd (fl. 10th century) was the second wife of Edward the Elder, king of the English. Ælfflæd was the daughter of Æthelhelm, ealdorman of Wiltshire. She married king Edward, circa 901 and became the mother of two sons, Ælfweard of Wessex and Edwin, and six daughters.[1] Children. Sons. Ælfweard (ruled one month in 924) Edwin (d. 933 ...
