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noun - the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
ATHELSTAN - Æthelstan or Athelstan (; Old English: Æþelstan, or Æðelstn, meaning "noble stone"; c. 894 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 92...
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Æthelstan or Athelstan (; Old English: Æþelstan, or Æðelstn, 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 had no children. He 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 three weeks of their father's death. Æthelstan 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 |