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{{infobox person
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Elfward/Elfweard
|name=Elfward
|birth_date=c. 900/903
|image=
|birth_date=c. 903
|birth_place=
|birth_place=
|death_date=August 2, 924
|death_date=August 2, 924
|death_place=Oxford
|death_place=Oxford
|religion=
|spouse=
|children=
|alma_mater=
|party=
|office=King of England
|term_start=
|term_end=August 2, 924
|preceded=[[Edward the Elder]]
|succeeded=[[Athelstan]]
}}
}}
'''Elfward''', (c. 900/903 - 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:
'''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...”''
::''”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...”''