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18 de may. de 2024 · In 1012 he left Æthelstan ætheling the wild horses (wildra worfa) at Ashburton in Devon – Dartmoor ponies, in other words (p. 111). The heriots of eorldormen and king’s thegns also included a monetary component, paid in coin or bullion or even in arm-rings.
Hace 2 días · Foot’s study is divided into eight principal chapters. After a more general and theoretical introduction, the first chapter states the claim for Æthelstan’s recognition as the first king of England and briefly surveys some of the martial and political highlights of his reign.
Hace 3 días · Other ealdormen appointed were Æthelstan Rota in Mercia in late 955 and Byrhtnoth, the future hero of the Battle of Maldon, who became ealdorman of Essex in 956. Eadwig appointed Æthelwold, the eldest son of Æthelstan Half-King, as an ealdorman in East Anglia.
19 de may. de 2024 · Many fixate on the Wars of the Roses as the ultimate political drama, but the last 50 years of Anglo-Saxon England played host to a conflict even more thrilling. The last half-century of Anglo-Saxon England was perfectly framed by foreign invasions. The first was the Danish conquest of 1016 at the hands of King Cnut.
Hace 3 días · Æthelstan Ætheling 980s–1014 First Son of King Æthelred the Unready: King Edmund II Ironside c. 990 –1016 King of the English r. 1016: Queen Ealdgyth c. 992-after 1016 Queen of the English: Eadred Ætheling d. c. 1012 Fourth Son of King Æthelred the Unready: Eadwig Ætheling d. 1017 Fifth Son of King Æthelred the Unready: Godwin 1001 ...
10 de may. de 2024 · Æthelstan is often regarded as the first king of a unified England after his victory at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 AD. This period saw relative stability and the flourishing of Anglo-Saxon culture, with significant developments in art, literature, and law.
Hace 6 días · Æthelstan, building on his grandfather’s and father’s successes, had extended the hegemony of Wessex over all the former English kingdoms and, in truth, has more plausible claim to the title of first king of England.
