1. Athelstan - Noun
2. Athelstan - Proper noun
the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
Source: WordNetHe 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