Ælfhelm of York
EALDORMAN OF NORTHUMBRIA
Ælfhelm, Ealdorman of York; AElfhelm, Ealdorman of York; AElfhelm of York; Aelfhelm of York
Ælfhelm (died 1006) was the ealdorman of Northumbria, in practice southern Northumbria (the area around York), from about 994 until his death. An ealdorman (or earl) was a senior nobleman who governed a province—a shire or group of shires—on behalf of the king.