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Æthelstan or Athelstan (Old English: Æþelstan, Æðelstān, meaning "noble stone"; c. 894 – 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings. He never married, and was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund.
When Edward died in July 924, Æthelstan was accepted by the Mercians as king. His half-brother Ælfweard may have been recognised as king in Wessex, but died within weeks of their father's death. Æthelstan still encountered resistance in Wessex for several months, and was not crowned until September 925. In 927 he conquered the last remaining Viking kingdom, York, making him the first Anglo-Saxon ruler of the whole of England. In 934 he invaded Scotland and forced Constantine II to submit to him, but Æthelstan's rule was resented by the Scots and Vikings, and in 937 they invaded England. Æthelstan defeated them at the Battle of Brunanburh, a victory which gave him great prestige both in the British Isles and on the Continent. After his death in 939 the Vikings seized back control of York, and it was not finally reconquered until 954.
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Æthelstan, Aethelstan, or Athelstan as I think it's pronounced. Quite a lot of political intrigue going on before William, as it turns out. Wish I could've touched on that "Great Heathen Army" I keep hearing about. But seriously, this episode was harder to pronounce than Humayun, and it was in England of all places. Heaven forbid I ever step near Wales/Scotland/Ireland. @0:34 No, this is not a definitive list of Western European countries @1:55 Another half-brother, don't worry about it. Most important thing he ever did was die. Unclear to what extent he was actually hostile to Æthelstan though. @2:33 No, this isn't Old English, but I couldn't find an actual image of it so I made a screenshot @2:36 Potentially ambiguous. The Doom Book is Alfred's alone and Alfred is not Charlemagne's ...
Another brilliant episode about Alfred the Great's grandson, King Athelstan (924-39) from UK historian Michael Wood's legendary 1979-81 BBC TV series 'In Search of the Dark Ages'. In 934 he led a huge fleet and land army to Scotland to subdue the Scots as far as the rock at Dunnotar. In 937 he gathered a huge Wessex-Mercian army to face a large alliance of invading Scots/Dublin Norsemen at Brunanburh (unidentified, probably either near Sheffield in the region between Mercia/Northumbia Wood called a ''Dark Age Vietnam'', or the Vale of York) in a ferocious pitched battle, in which the English prevailed. In Search of the Dark Ages now finally on DVD!!!!!!!!!! http://radiotimesdvds.co.uk/historical/139253-in-search-of-the-dark-ages-5019322392538.html# Erik Bloodaxe - by Michael Wood - htt...
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July 12th 927 is the closest we have to a foundation date for England, when all the kings of Britain met at Eamont Bridge, near Penrith in Cumbria, to swear an oath of peace under the overlordship of Æthelstan. Having previously been king of the Anglo-Saxons, Æthelstan’s key success in 927 was conquering Viking York which placed the kingdom of Northumbria under his control and secured the submission of the northern kings. Æthelstan was the son of Edward the Elder, and grandson of Alfred the Great, and his ancestors had already carved large chunks from Viking lands as far north as the River Humber. As such they customarily referred to themselves as ‘king of the Saxons’ or ‘king of the Anglo-Saxons’. However, securing the submission of the other British kings meant that Æthelstan could go f...
I'm catching up on vikings, god I forgot how cool this show is ! And I love those two, two complex characters indeed y_y 🙏
Here is my 5th video on Vikings, I know many of you are already seen this kind of video back better, but I was obliged to make in my way, nothing spectacular, just a story between 2 characters, the importance that door ragnar to Athelstan is incredible, I miss him so much.. Twitter: https://twitter.com/LothbrokFan Software: Sont vegas pro 13 Song: Volta Music - Expanding Time And Space
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Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939.He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings.He never married, and was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund. ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- About the author(s): See description License: Public domain ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the world available to people with limited vision. Article available under a Creative Commons license Image source in video
Good ol' Floki with his condescending humor XD
Ragnar joins Athelstan in the afterlife.
Die Linie aus dem verwunschenen und sagenumwobenen Britannien.
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