Ælfwald (born between 759 and 767 AD) was king of
Northumbria
la, Regnum Northanhymbrorum
, conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Northumbria
, common_name = Northumbria
, status = State
, status_text = Unified Anglian kingdom (before 876)North: Anglian kingdom (af ...
from 779 to 788. He is thought to have been a son of
Oswulf, and thus a grandson of
Eadberht Eating.
Ælfwald became king after
Æthelred
Æthelred (; ang, Æþelræd ) or Ethelred () is an Old English personal name (a compound of '' æþele'' and '' ræd'', meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:
Anglo-Saxon England
* Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary prin ...
son of
Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 778. He was murdered, probably at
Chesters, by
ealdorman Sicga on 23 September 788. He was buried at
Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed place of Christian worship dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its curre ...
where he was considered a saint.
Ælfwald was succeeded by his first cousin
Osred,
son of
Alhred and Osgifu, daughter of Eadberht Eating. Ælfwald's sons Ælf and Ælfwine were killed in 791 on the orders of King
Æthelred
Æthelred (; ang, Æþelræd ) or Ethelred () is an Old English personal name (a compound of '' æþele'' and '' ræd'', meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:
Anglo-Saxon England
* Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary prin ...
.
See also
*
List of monarchs of Northumbria
Northumbria, a kingdom of Angles, in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland, was initially divided into two kingdoms: Bernicia and Deira. The two were first united by king Æthelfrith around the year 604, and except for occasional ...
References
Further reading
* Higham, N.J., ''The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350–1100.'' Stroud: Sutton, 1993.
External links
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8th-century births
788 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Northumbrian saints
Northumbrian monarchs
8th-century Christian saints
8th-century English monarchs
Burials at Hexham Abbey