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What (who) is Æthelstan Half-King - definition
Æthelstan Half-King
EALDORMAN OF EAST ANGLIA
Athelstan Half-King; AEthelstan Half-King; Aethelstan Half King; Athelstan Half King; Æthelgyth; Aethelstan Half-King
Æthelstan Half-King (fl. 932 – 956) was an important and influential Ealdorman of East Anglia who interacted with five kings of England, including his adopted son King Edgar the Peaceful.
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![Charter S416 of Æthelstan for Wulfgar in 931, written by "[[Æthelstan A]]"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charter S416 written by Æthelstan A in 931.jpg?width=200 "Charter S416 of Æthelstan for Wulfgar in 931, written by \"[[Æthelstan A]]\"")
![[[Alea evangelii]], a board game played at Æthelstan's court](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gospel Dice.jpg?width=200 "[[Alea evangelii]], a board game played at Æthelstan's court")
 obverse.jpg?width=200 "Silver penny of King Æthelstan")
KING OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS AND FIRST KING OF ENGLAND
Aethelstan the Glorious; Athelstan I of England; Aethelstan; Aðalsteinn; King Aethelstan of England; Athelstan the Glorious; King Athelstan of England; Æthelstan of England; Athelstan of england; King Athelstan; First English King; AEthelstan of England; Adalsteinn; AEthelstan; Hadelstan; King Æthelstan; King Æthelstan of England; Athelstan; Æthelstan the Glorious; King Aethelstan; Athelstan of England; Æþelstan; Æðelstan; Ethelstan; Æðelstan, King of the English; Æthelstan, King of the English
He wore a crown of a similar design on his crowned bust coins. It is the oldest surviving portrait of an English king and the manuscript is the oldest surviving made for an English king.
Ælfwynn, wife of Æthelstan Half-King
MEMBER OF A WEALTHY ANGLO-SAXON FAMILY IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE, SPOUSE OF ÆTHELSTAN HALF-KING, DIED 983
Ælfwyn, wife of Æthelstan Half-King
Ælfwynn or Ælfwyn (died 8 July 983) was a member of a wealthy Anglo-Saxon family in Huntingdonshire who married Æthelstan Half-King, the powerful ealdorman of East Anglia, in about 932. She is chiefly known for having been foster-mother to the future King Edgar the Peaceful following his mother's death in 944, when he was an infant.
