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imported>VilkaIsBack Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}}{{WP-REAL}} {{Character Infobox |image = Wiki noimage.jpg |birth = c. 894<br> Wessex |death = 27 October 939<br> Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |species = Human |affiliates = House of Wessex }} '''Æthelstan''' (894 – 939) was the son of Edward the Elder and later ruled as King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 until 927, then as King of the English from 927 until his death. ==Biography== ===Life as ætheling=== Æthel..." |
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{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
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|birth = c. 894<br> | |birth = c. 894<br>[[Wessex]] | ||
[[Wessex]] | |death = 27 October 939<br>[[Gloucester]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]] | ||
|death = 27 October 939<br> | |||
[[Gloucester]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]] | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[House of Wessex]] | |affiliates = [[House of Wessex]] | ||
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'''Æthelstan''' (894 – 939) was the son of [[Edward the Elder]] | '''Æthelstan''' (894 – 939) was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], ruling as King of the [[Anglo-Saxons]] from 924 until 927, then as King of the [[England|English]] from 927 until his death.<ref>{{WP|Æthelstan}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Life as ætheling=== | ===Life as ætheling=== | ||
Æthelstan followed his father Edward in continuing his [[Alfred the Great | Æthelstan followed his father Edward in continuing his grandfather [[Alfred the Great]]'s legacy of uniting all of England by driving out the [[Vikings]]. Together, they would go on to defeat the Danish princes of [[East Anglia]], the five boroughs, and [[York|Jorvík]].<ref name="EoV">''[[Echoes of History|Echoes of History: Vikings]]'' – Episode 5: The Dawn of a New Era</ref> | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
Generations after his reign and death, his eventual successor King [[Edgar the Peaceful|Edgar]] would undo all of Edward's and Æthelstan's hard work trying to purge their lands of Danes due to his overly-peaceful reign allowing the Vikings to regroup.<ref name="EoV"/> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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[[Category:Monarchs of England]] | |||
[[Category:House of Wessex]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:13, 6 May 2026
Æthelstan (894 – 939) was the son of Edward the Elder, ruling as King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 until 927, then as King of the English from 927 until his death.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Life as ætheling[edit | edit source]
Æthelstan followed his father Edward in continuing his grandfather Alfred the Great's legacy of uniting all of England by driving out the Vikings. Together, they would go on to defeat the Danish princes of East Anglia, the five boroughs, and Jorvík.[2]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Generations after his reign and death, his eventual successor King Edgar would undo all of Edward's and Æthelstan's hard work trying to purge their lands of Danes due to his overly-peaceful reign allowing the Vikings to regroup.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Echoes of History (voice only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Æthelstan on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 5: The Dawn of a New Era