Athelstan or Æthelstan (both: ăth`əlstən, ăth`ĕlstän), d. 939, king of Wessex (924–39), son and successor of Edward the Elder. After coming to the throne, he vigorously built up his kingdom on the foundations established by his grandfather Alfred Alfred, 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99), sometimes called Alfred the Great, b. Wantage, Berkshire.
The youngest son of King Æthelwulf, he was sent in 853 to Rome, where the pope gave him the title of Roman consul.
..... Click the link for more information. . He made himself overlord of all England, establishing his hegemony firmly by victory over a coalition of his enemies at Brunanburh Brunanburh, battle of (br
`nənbûrg), A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. in 937. He was popular as well as able, was generous to the church, and issued laws that attempted to impose royal authority on customary law. Athelstan married his sisters to Charles III of France, the French duke Hugh the Great, Otto I of Germany, and Louis, king of Arles. He was succeeded by his brother Edmund.
Athelstan
Early Life
The youngest son of King Æthelwulf, he was sent in 853 to Rome, where the pope gave him the title of Roman consul.
..... Click the link for more information. . He made himself overlord of all England, establishing his hegemony firmly by victory over a coalition of his enemies at Brunanburh Brunanburh, battle of (br
`nənbûrg), A.D...... Click the link for more information. in 937. He was popular as well as able, was generous to the church, and issued laws that attempted to impose royal authority on customary law. Athelstan married his sisters to Charles III of France, the French duke Hugh the Great, Otto I of Germany, and Louis, king of Arles. He was succeeded by his brother Edmund.
Bibliography
See F. M. Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England (2d ed. 1947).
Athelstan
?895--939 ad, king of Wessex and Mercia (924--939 ad), who extended his kingdom to include most of England
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