Athelstan
Æthelstan , in modern English also Athelstan ( Old English : Æþelstan, Æþelstān or Æðelstān), means gemstone
Æthelstan was a name that was widespread in the Anglo-Saxon region in the Middle Ages , especially among nobles and clergy.
- Æþelstān (Athelstan), King of Wessex (924–927) and first King of the Kingdom of England from its founding on July 12, 927 and until his death in 939
Athelstan or Athelstane also designates several places :
- Athelstane, Wisconsin , town in Marinette County , Wisconsin , USA
- Athelstane (Parish) , parish in Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA, independent of the above city
- Athelstane Range , cliffs near Rockhampton , Queensland , Australia
- Athelstane (Kansas) , town in Clay County , Kansas , USA
- Athelstan (Arkansas) , location in Arkansas , USA
- Athelstan , Iowa , Iowa Ward , United States
- Athelstan (Quebec) , small town south of Huntingdon , Quebec , Canada
