Athelstan

Speech parts

1. Athelstan - Noun

2. Athelstan - Proper noun

Meaning

the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)

Examples

He never trusted the Christian from the beginning, especially after seeing Athelstan conflicted between his Christian faith and his loyalty for Ragnar back in Wessex. Source: Internet

In that court were two young men named Dunstan and Æthelwold who were made priests, supposedly at the insistence of Athelstan, right at the end of his reign in 939. Gretsch, Mechthild. Source: Internet

However, if this was so the status of keverangow before the time of King Athelstan is not recorded. Source: Internet

It seems Edward had his son Æthelstan brought up in the Mercian court, and on Edward's death Athelstan succeeded to the Mercian kingdom, and, after some uncertainty, Wessex. Source: Internet

Penwith, Kerrier, Pydar and Powder meet at a central point ( Scorrier ) which some have believed indicates a fourfold division imposed by Athelstan on a sub-kingdom. Source: Internet

Primary schools St. Petroc 's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Athelstan Park, Bodmin, Cornwall was given this title in September 1990 after the amalgamation of St. Petroc's Infant School and St. Petroc's Junior School. Source: Internet

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