Notes:

Faren het i følge Bruce Simmons Sighelm

Family/Spouse: Edward Den I Den ELDRE. Edward (son of Alfred Den STORE and Lady ALSWITHA) was born in 875 in England; died in 924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: England

Notes:

Athelstan, 895-940, engelsk konge 925-940, vant Wales og Skottland; i norrøne sagaer kalles han Adalstein; hos ham ble Håkon den gode oppfostret.

Athelstan (895-939), king of Wessex (924-939), and the first monarch to take the title of king of England. The grandson of King Alfred, he was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames and seems to have possessed both great ambition and talent. It is suppos ed that his design was to unite, under his personal rule, the entire island of Britain. On the death of his brother-in-law Sihtric (reigned about 921-926), king of Northumbria, Athelstan took possession of his dominions. The other kings of the isl and submitted to him, in some instances voluntarily, and he styled himself Rex totius Britanniae (King of all Britain). A league, composed of Welsh, Scottish, and Danish allies, was formed against him. A fierce and decisive battle was fought (937 ) at Brunanburh, in which the allies were utterly defeated. After this the renown of Athelstan spread to the Continent. He exhibited a deep interest in the welfare of his people, improved the laws, and encouraged the translation of the Bible int o the vernacular.1

1"Athelstan," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Occupation:
konge 925-940

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Limerick, Irland

Notes:

Occupation:
prinsesse/dronning

Family/Spouse: Sigtrygg II IVARSON. Sigtrygg (son of Ivar INGJALDSON) was born about 845 in Limerick, Irland; died in 927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: England

Notes:

Edmund I (921-946), Saxon King of the English (939-946), the son of King Edward the Elder. He participated in the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 and succeeded his half-brother Athelstan as king in 939. The following year Olaf Godfreyson, a Viking rul er of Dublin, seized the territory of Northumbria in northern England and extended his rule as far south as Leicester. After Olaf's death in 941, Edmund made war on the Vikings, expelling them from the country three years later. In 945 Edmund occu pied the kingdom of Strathclyde, west of Northumbria, and turned it over to his ally Malcolm I MacDonald, King of Scotland. The following year Edmund was stabbed to death by a robber and was succeeded by his brother Eadred. Edmund was know n as a legal reformer, especially for his restrictions on the blood feud.1

1"Edmund I," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Occupation:
konge

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Dublin/Limerick, Ireland

Notes:

Occupation:
Konge

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: England

Notes:

Edgar, called The Peaceful (944-975), Saxon King of the English (959-975), younger son of King Edmund I. In 957, during the rule of his brother, Eadwig, Edgar was chosen by the Mercians and Northumbrians to be their sovereign. One of his first act s was to recall the monastic reformer St Dunstan, whom Eadwig had exiled; Edgar subsequently made Dunstan Bishop of Worcester and London and Archbishop of Canterbury. In 959 Edgar succeeded to the entire English Kingdom. His reign was notable fo r the establishment of national consolidation, reformation of the clergy, improvement of the judiciary system, and formation of a fleet to defend the coast against the Scandinavian Vikings.1

1"Edgar," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Occupation:
Konge

Family/Spouse: Elfrida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Hebridene/Suderøyene

Notes:

Occupation:
Konge

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: England

Notes:

Ethelred II, called The Unready (c. 968-1016), Anglo-Saxon King of England (978-1016), son of King Edgar and half-brother of Edward the Martyr. His reign was marked by bitter military struggles. After negotiating a treaty with Richard II, Duk e of Normandy (reigned about 996-1026), Ethelred married Richard's sister Emma. This marriage provided the basis for the subsequent Norman claim to the English throne. Although Ethelred paid tribute to the plundering Danes, Sweyn I (Forkbeard), Ki ng of Denmark, invaded England in 1013 and proclaimed himself king. In 1014 Ethelred fled to Normandy but returned a few months later upon Sweyn's death. Sweyn's son and successor, Canute II, invaded the country a year later and, following Ethelre d's death, became king of England. Ethelred's sobriquet, "The Unready", is a corruption of the Old English unraed, "bad counsel", which is a reference to his misfortunes.1

1"Ethelred II," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Occupation:
Konge