Æthelweard (East Anglia)
Æthelweard , also: Ethelweard or Aethelweard , († uncertain: 855) was king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia from 845 to 855 . There are no contemporary accounts of Æthelweard's life. He is only known for about 25 coins bearing his name. He probably died in 855. He was succeeded by Edmund the Martyr .
literature
- Simon Keynes: Kings of the East Angles . In: Michael Lapidge, John Blair, Simon Keynes, Donald Scragg (Eds.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 .
Web links
- Æthelweard in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simon Keynes: Kings of the East Angles . In: Michael Lapidge, John Blair, Simon Keynes, Donald Scragg (Eds.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 , pp. 508-509.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Æthelstan II. |
King of East Anglia around 845–855 |
Edmund the Martyr |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Æthelweard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aethelweard, Ethelweard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of East Anglia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: 855 |