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Far-Bjorn at 11:02, 17 June 2010

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	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].		However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].

	The bones of his [[queen]], '''Eadgyth''', grand-daughter of [[Alfred the ~~Breat~~]], are believed to have been found in a tomb in the [[cathedral]] of [[Magdeburg]], after she was initially [[bury\|buried]] in the [[monastery]] of St,Maurice.		The bones of his [[queen]], '''Eadgyth''', grand-daughter of [[Alfred the Great]], are believed to have been found in a tomb in the [[cathedral]] of [[Magdeburg]], after she was initially [[bury\|buried]] in the [[monastery]] of St,Maurice.
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Far-Bjorn at 11:02, 17 June 2010

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	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].		However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].

	The bones of his [[queen[]], '''Eadgyth''', are believed to have been found in a tomb in the [[cathedral]] of [[Magdeburg]], after she was initially [[bury\|buried]] in the [[monastery]] of St,Maurice.		The bones of his [[queen]], '''Eadgyth''', grand-daughter of [[Alfred the Breat]], are believed to have been found in a tomb in the [[cathedral]] of [[Magdeburg]], after she was initially [[bury\|buried]] in the [[monastery]] of St,Maurice.
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Far-Bjorn: Bones of eadgyth his queen

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Bones of eadgyth his queen

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	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].		However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].

			The bones of his [[queen[]], '''Eadgyth''', are believed to have been found in a tomb in the [[cathedral]] of [[Magdeburg]], after she was initially [[bury\|buried]] in the [[monastery]] of St,Maurice.
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Simoncursitor at 09:55, 4 May 2007

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	He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n crown, and then to that of [[Wessex]]. he then married his sister to '''Sihtric''', the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York kingdom, thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in Wales, but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.		He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n crown, and then to that of [[Wessex]]. he then married his sister to '''Sihtric''', the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York kingdom, thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in Wales, but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.

	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to eb [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].		However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].
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User 144 at 06:27, 24 October 2006

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	'''Aethelstan''' was [[king]] of [[England]] between 924/5-939.		'''Aethelstan''' was [[king]] of [[England]] between 924/5-939.

	He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n [[crown]], and then to that of [[Wessex]]. He then ~~[[marriage\|~~married]] his sister to Sihtric, the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York [[kingdom]], thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in [[Wales]], but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.		He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n crown, and then to that of [[Wessex]]. he then married his sister to '''Sihtric''', the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York kingdom, thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in Wales, but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.

	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].		However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to eb [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].
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	'''Aethelstan''' was [[king]] of [[England]] between 924/5-939.		'''Aethelstan''' was [[king]] of [[England]] between 924/5-939.

	He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n crown, and then to that of [[Wessex]]. he then married his sister to ~~'''~~Sihtric~~'''~~, the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York kingdom, thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in Wales, but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.		He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n [[crown]], and then to that of [[Wessex]]. He then [[marriage\|married]] his sister to Sihtric, the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York [[kingdom]], thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in [[Wales]], but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.

	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].		However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].
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	He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n crown, and then to that of [[Wessex]]. he then married his sister to '''Sihtric''', the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York kingdom, thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in Wales, but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.		He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n crown, and then to that of [[Wessex]]. he then married his sister to '''Sihtric''', the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York kingdom, thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in Wales, but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.

	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to eb [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].		However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to be [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].
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			'''Aethelstan''' was [[king]] of [[England]] between 924/5-939.
⚫	~~'''Aethelstan'''~~ ~~ruled~~ ~~[[England]]~~ ~~from~~ ~~895-939.~~ He ~~defeated~~ [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] to rule over all of England. A supporter of the [[church]], he was [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].

			He was the son of [[Edward the Elder]], and grandson of [[Alfred the Great]]. On his father's death he succeeded to the [[Mercia]]n crown, and then to that of [[Wessex]]. he then married his sister to '''Sihtric''', the [[Viking]] currently styling himself "king" of [[York]]. When Sihtric died a year later, Aethelstan moved in and seized the York kingdom, thereby securing power over much of modern England (the first ruler since the [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] [[emperor]]s to achieve this). He also claimed power in Wales, but the local chroniclers do not agree, and [[history]] does not appear to record any hard evidence of dominion.

		⚫	However, he did defeat all challengers – [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] – to his rule over all of England. He was also a supporter of the [[church]], and gave gifts to it generously, and after his death he was taken from [[Gloucester]] to eb [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].
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	'''Aethelstan''' ruled [[England]] from 895-939. He defeated [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] to rule over all of England. A supporter of the [[church]], he was buried in Malmesbury Abbey.		'''Aethelstan''' ruled [[England]] from 895-939. He defeated [[Denmark\|Danes]], [[Scotland\|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] to rule over all of England. A supporter of the [[church]], he was [[burial\|buried]] in Malmesbury [[Abbey]].
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'''Aethelstan''' ruled [[England]] from 895-939. He defeated [[Denmark|Danes]], [[Scotland|Scots]], and [[Welsh]] to rule over all of England. A supporter of the [[church]], he was buried in Malmesbury Abbey.