whether Mercia was an independent kingdom under Æthelred and Æthelflæd but they agree that Æthelflæd was a great ruler who played an important part in the conquest...

Æthelflæd /ˈæθəlflæd/ is an Anglo-Saxon female name meaning "noble beauty". Notable people with the name include: Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, daughter...

overlapped with his marriage to Æthelflæd. Edgar's subsequent wife Ælfthryth questioned the legitimacy of Edgar's marriage to Æthelflæd in order to present her...

Æthelflæd of Damerham was Queen of the English as the second wife of King Edmund I from their marriage c. 944 until Edmund died in 946. Æthelflæd was...

of western Mercia, accepted Alfred's lordship and married his daughter Æthelflæd, and around 886 Alfred adopted the new title King of the Anglo-Saxons...

health may have declined, and Æthelflæd may have become the effective ruler of Mercia. After Æthelred's death, Æthelflæd ruled as Lady of the Mercians...

his sister, Princess Æthelflæd of Mercia, raid Danish East Anglia and bring back the relics of St. Oswald in triumph. Æthelflæd translates them to the...

recording the lease of land by Æthelred and Æthelflæd for the traditional three lives—those of Æthelred, Æthelflæd and Ælfwynn—in and around Worcester from...

Brady is an English actress and model. She is best known for portraying Æthelflæd in the Netflix drama series The Last Kingdom (2017–2022). She also appeared...

between Æthelflæd (called "Ethelfled" in the novel) and her father, King Alfred. The 1930 novel Elfwin by S. Fowler Wright features Æthelflæd (called...

902. Alfred and Ealhswith had five children who survived to adulthood. Æthelflæd (d. 918), Lady of the Mercians, married Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians...

(Northern Northumbria), but take heavy casualties themselves. Summer – Lady Æthelflæd of Mercia begins to intrigue with disaffected factions within the Norse...

fortresses were built at Bridgnorth (912) and Chirbury (913). In 914, Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, fortified Shrewsbury, along with two other fortresses...

until 1603 Royal consorts in Scotland until 1603 Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham Ælfgifu Ælfthryth Ælfgifu of York Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława...

and his wife Ealhswith. Her siblings included King Edward the Elder and Æthelflæd. Between 893 and 899, Ælfthryth married Baldwin II (died 918), Margrave...

suggested the writers take inspiration from the historical female leader Æthelflæd as she played a similar role, and Tolkien was inspired by such historical...

Saint Æthelflæda of Romsey (born c. 962) was an early Abbess of Romsey Abbey in the reign of King Edgar. Her identity is obscure, though in later stories...

c. 879 were in the name of the West Saxon king. Æthelred had married Æthelflæd (c. 870 – 12 June 918), daughter of Alfred the Great of Wessex (r. 871–899)...

until 1603 Royal consorts in Scotland until 1603 Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham Ælfgifu Ælfthryth Ælfgifu of York Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława...

10th-century ruler regarded as the first king of England. The second, Æthelflæd: England's Forgotten Founder (2019) is an entry in the Ladybird Expert...

Danes and became ruler of Mercia in 918 upon the death of his sister, Æthelflæd. Edward's son, Æthelstan, conquered Northumbria in 927, and England became...

of Mercia by his widow Æthelflæd. Over the next decade, Edward and Æthelflæd conquered Viking Mercia and East Anglia. Æthelflæd died in 918 and was briefly...

until 1603 Royal consorts in Scotland until 1603 Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham Ælfgifu Ælfthryth Ælfgifu of York Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława...

and daughter Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, who was Æthelred's widow, conquered Viking-ruled eastern Mercia and East Anglia. Æthelflæd died in 918 and...

Boroughs" (fortified towns) of the Danelaw, until it was captured by Lady Æthelflæd of Mercia in July 917, after which the town was annexed to the Kingdom...

until 1603 Royal consorts in Scotland until 1603 Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham Ælfgifu Ælfthryth Ælfgifu of York Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława...

until 1603 Royal consorts in Scotland until 1603 Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham Ælfgifu Ælfthryth Ælfgifu of York Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława...

until 1603 Royal consorts in Scotland until 1603 Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham Ælfgifu Ælfthryth Ælfgifu of York Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława...

Eadwig and Edgar, by his first wife Ælfgifu, and none by his second wife Æthelflæd. His sons were young children when he was killed in a brawl with an outlaw...

instigation, Æthelstan was sent to be raised at the Mercian court of his aunt Æthelflæd. Second, it is known that by 901, Edward had taken to wife Ælfflæd, a...