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899 - Death of King Alfred the Great of Wessex & All England. He is succeeded by his son, Edward the Elder; but the latter is opposed by his cousin, Aethelwold, a son of the late King Aethlred I. Prince Aethelwold goes north and persuades the Vikings of York to accept him as their King, at the expense of their own Sigefrith.
- How Did Edward of Wessex Die?
- Ælfweard and Æthelstan: Who Were The Candidates to Succeed Edward The Elder?
- Was Ælfweard Ever King?
- Did Æthelstan and Ælfweard Fight A Succession War?
- Would A Succession War Have Been Unusual?
It is the fallout from Edward’s death – off-screen, in the opening minutes of the film – that reverberates through Seven Kings Must Die, though no detail is given as to how he meets his end. Real history offers us a few clues, but not many. Edward is known to have died in July AD 924 near Chester, during or shortly after fighting a Mercian rebellio...
The real Æthelstan (ruled AD 924-39) has been hailed by some historians as the first king who could credibly claim to rule ‘England’. He was Edward’s eldest son, born to Ecgwynn around AD 894. From his father’s ‘Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons’, Æthelstan conquered Northumbria and pushed his authority across the island of Britain. He proved able to mat...
An altogether different tradition of Æthelstan’s succession seems to have emerged in Winchester, and it shows that we need to be wary of narratives of smooth continuity. In a remarkable manuscript, the Liber Vitae (Book of Life) of Winchester’s New Minster, the names and deaths of the great and good of Anglo-Saxon Englandare recorded in such a way ...
In these circumstances it is also possible that Ælfweard, the second son, was seen by Edward as his successor in Wessex, despite the fact that Wessex was the kingdom of his father and his paternal line. Perhaps in the days after Edward’s death in the summer of AD 924, the two sons were planning to come to some sort of agreement, but fate intervened...
This was the concern that contemporaries and later writers tried to cover over: succession was a messy business, and with the right support it could easily be contested. A generation earlier, Edward’s cousin Æthelwold was aided by Viking allies in his attempts to seize power following Alfred’s death in AD 899. In the middle of the 10th century, Edw...
King of England. Died: 26th October AD 899 at Winchester, Hampshire. Alfred was the youngest son of King Aethelwulf and his wife, Osberga. He was born at the Royal Palace of Wantage (Berkshire) in AD 849.
Alfred (also Ælfred from the Old English: Ælfrēd) (c. 849 – October 26, 899) is often considered to be the founder of the English nation. As king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899, Alfred is noted for his defense of the kingdom against the Danish Vikings.
Mar 2, 2019 · Edward the Elder was the King of Wessex from 899 until his death in 924. Known for his patience and military strategies, he was able to unite Wessex and Mercia by taking over southeast England and the Midlands. His sister Ethelflaeda played a pivotal role in helping him in his endeavours.
Alfred the Great (c. 849 - 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. He was the first king from the British Isles to call himself the 'King of the Anglo-Saxons ' and so he is sometimes said to be the first English king .
Apr 5, 2023 · The reign of Alfred the Great, who ruled from 871 to 899, marked a significant period in English history. He was the first king to unify the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and his military successes against the Viking invasions helped establish England as a unified nation.
