Elfward
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| Elfward | |
King of Wessex
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| In office July 17, 924 – August 2, 924 | |
| Preceded by | Edward the Elder |
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| Succeeded by | Athelstan |
| Born | c. 903 Wessex |
| Died | August 2, 924 Oxford |
Elfward, (c. 903 - 2 August 924) son (possibly illegitimate) of Edward the Elder is sometimes said to have reigned for a short time after his father's death. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles says only:
- ”King Edward passed away, in Mercia, at Farndon, and his son Ælfweard very soon after – sixteen days – at Oxford, their bodies lie at Winchester, Æthelstan was chosen king...”
- Reference:"The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles" as stated above.
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