Ælfwald II of Northumbria
- Ælfwald II of Northumbria
Ælfwald is said to have been king of Northumbria following the deposition of Eardwulf in 806. This information is only reported in the anonymous tract "De Primo Saxonum Adventu" (printed in the collected works of Symeon of Durham) and the "Flores Historiarum" of Roger of Wendover. Roger states that Ælfwald had overthrown Eardwulf.
Ælfwald is said to have reigned for two years and probably succeeded by Eardwulf, restored to power with the aid of the Emperor Charlemagne and Pope Leo III, although he may instead have been followed by Eardwulf's son Eanred rather than by Eardwulf.
While written sources for Ælfwald's reign are late and exiguous, coins minted in his reign have survived in modest numbers. Minted at York, these were produced by a moneyer named Cuthheard, who also produced all known coins of Eardwulf's reign.
Lakeland author W. G. Collingwood 1917 book "The Likeness of King Elfwald: A Study of Iona and Northumbria" imagined the life of Ælfwald. The work, based on Collingwood's long study of Northumbria which led to his 1919 work "Northumbrian Crosses of the pre-Norman Age", was well regarded and has been reprinted.
References
* Kirby, D.P., "The Earliest English Kings." London: Unwin Hyman, 1991. ISBN 0-04-445691-3
*
* Yorke, Barbara, "Kings and Kingdoms of early Anglo-Saxon England." London: Seaby, 1990. ISBN 1-85264-027-8
External links
* The Fitzwilliam Museum's [http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/emc/index.html Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds website]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Ælfwald I of Northumbria — Ælfwald (died 23 September 788) was king of Northumbria from 778 to 788. He is thought to have been a son of Oswulf, and thus a grandson of Eadberht Eating.Ælfwald became king after Æthelred son of Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 778. He was… … Wikipedia
Ælfwald — (also Alfwald or Aelfwald or Elfwald) may refer to:* King Ælfwald I of Northumbria * King Ælfwald II of Northumbria * King Ælfwald of Sussex * King Ælfwald of East Anglia * Alfwold Bishop of Sherborne * Ælfwald, Bishop of Crediton … Wikipedia
Ælfwald I. (Northumbria) — Ælfwald († 23. September 788) war von 778 bis 788 König von Northumbria. Über seine Herrschaft ist wenig bekannt. Ælfwald war wahrscheinlich ein Sohn von Oswulf und daher ein Enkel von Eadberht Eating. Er folgte auf Æthelred I. den Sohn von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ælfwald II. (Northumbria) — Ælfwald war König von Northumbria und folgte 806 dem abgesetzten Eardwulf. Die einzigen Berichten über diese Amtszeit finden sich in der Abhandlung De Primo Saxonum Adventu (die als Teil der gesammelten Werke von Symeon von Durham gedruckt wurde) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ælfwald II. — Ælfwald II. war König von Northumbria und folgte 806 dem abgesetzten Eardwulf. Die einzigen Berichten über diese Amtszeit finden sich in der Abhandlung De Primo Saxonum Adventu (die als Teil der gesammelten Werke von Symeon von Durham gedruckt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ælfwald — (auch Alfwold, Aelfwald, Ælfwaldus oder Aelbwald) ist ein angelsächsischer männlicher Vorname.[1] Bedeutung Der Name ist aus den Elementen Ælf (=„Elfe“) und wald (=„walten, herrschen“) zusammengesetzt.[2] Namensträger Ælfwald (East Anglia), König … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ælfwald I. — Ælfwald I. († 23. September 788) war von 778 bis 788 König von Northumbria. Über seine Herrschaft ist wenig bekannt. Ælfwald war wahrscheinlich ein Sohn von Oswulf und daher ein Enkel von Eadberht Eating. Er folgte auf Æthelred I. den Sohn von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ælfwald of East Anglia — Ælfwald was the son of Ealdwulf and became king of the East Angles upon his father s death, ruling from c.713 to 749.Although the 36 years of Ælfwald s reign fell short of Ealdwulf s 49, it was still a considerable achievement. The two reigns… … Wikipedia
Northumbria — This article is about the medieval English kingdom. For the Old English dialect, see Northumbrian (Old English). For the modern county, see Northumberland. Kingdom of Northumbria Norþanhymbra ← … Wikipedia
Osred II of Northumbria — Osred was king of Northumbria from 789 to 790. He was the son of Alhred and Osgifu, daughter of Eadberht. He succeeded Ælfwald, son of his mother s brother Oswulf, who was murdered by the patricius (ealdorman) Sicga. Osred, even though he united… … Wikipedia
