Athelstan son of Ethelwulf

Also known as: Athelstan · Family: West-Saxons · Role: king · First appears: A.D. 836–867

Life events

• 836 · Ethelwulf gave Athelstan the kingdoms of Kent, Essex, Surrey, and Sussex.(A.D. 836–867 · 📍 Kent, and of Essex, and of Surrey, and of Sussex)
  • With: Ethelwulf
  • “and he gave his son Athelstan the kingdom of Kent, and of Essex, and of Surrey, and of Sussex.”
• 851 · Athelstan and Elchere defeated a large heathen army, captured nine ships, and dispersed the rest.(A.D. 836–867 · 📍 Sandwich in Kent)
  • With: Elchere
  • “The same year King Athelstan and Alderman Elchere fought in their ships, and slew a large army at Sandwich in Kent, taking nine ships and dispersing the rest.”

A.D. 836–867

• parent: Ethelwulf “and he gave his son Athelstan the kingdom of Kent”
• allies with Elchere “The same year King Athelstan and Alderman Elchere fought in their ships, and slew a large army at Sandwich in Kent”

Also listed in West Saxons — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.