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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.
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).
Jun 8, 2024 · 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.
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 11, 2018 · Aethelflaed, a warrior ruler almost lost to history, is being celebrated on the 1,100th anniversary of her death.
Apr 24, 2019 · She led armies in battle and founded six new towns. For seven years, from 911 to 918, she ruled Mercia single-handed – an unheard-of feat for an Anglo-Saxon woman. Since there was no official title for a lone female ruler they called her simply ‘Lady of the Mercians.’.
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.
Jul 28, 2019 · Aethelflaed (Ethelfleda) was the eldest child and daughter of Alfred the Great and sister of Edward "the Elder," king of Wessex (ruled 899-924). Her mother was Ealhswith, who was from the ruling family of Mercia.
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.
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