Ælfwald

Ælfwald (also Alfwold, Aelfwald, Ælfwaldus or Aelbwald ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name .

meaning

The name is composed of the elements Ælf- (= "elf") and forest (= "rule, rule").

Name bearer

• Ælfwald (East Anglia) , King of East Anglia (713–749)
• Ælfwald (Sussex) , King of Sussex (around 765)
• Ælfwald I , King of Northumbria (778 / 779–788)
• Ælfwald II , King of Northumbria (806? –808?)
• Ælfwald I. (Crediton) , Bishop of Crediton (953–972)
• Ælfwald II. (Crediton) , Bishop of Crediton (around 985-around 988)
• Ælfwald III. (Crediton) , Bishop of Crediton (around 988-around 1012)
• Ælfwald I. (Sherborne) , Bishop of Sherborne (around 960–978)
• Ælfwald II. (Sherborne) , Bishop of Sherborne († 1058)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PASE ( Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England )
2. ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online