Noun
An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Atheling articles were reprinted in two collections, The Issue at Hand (1964) and More Issues at Hand (1970), and the posthumous The Tale That Wags The God 1987 collects Blish essays. Source: Internet
From 1917 he wrote music reviews for The New Age under the pen name William Atheling, and weekly pieces for The Egoist and The Little Review – many of the latter directed against provincialism and ignorance. Source: Internet