Difference between revisions of "Elfward"
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| + | |name=Elfward/Elfweard | ||
| + | |birth_date=c. 900/903 | ||
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| + | |death_date=August 2, 924 | ||
| + | |death_place=Mercia | ||
| + | }} | ||
'''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. 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: | ||
::''”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...”'' | ||
Revision as of 19:49, March 20, 2021
| Elfward/Elfweard | |
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| Born | c. 900/903 |
| Died | August 2, 924 Mercia |
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:
- ”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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