Athelstan Unknown

Died 5 May 1010 in Ringmere Heath, Rymer, Suffolk, England

Biography

The otherwise unknown Athelstan was son-in-law of King AEthelred. His wife's name is not known but to have had a husband in 1010 she must have been born before Ethelred married Emma of Normandy in 1002 so unless illegitimate she was daughter of Ælfgifu. There is no evidence she was illegitimate.

Athelstan died on 5 May 1010 at the Battle of Ringmere. ^[1][2]Snorri says the Battle took place at Ringmere Heath.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles Translated and edited by Michael Swanson. Phoenix Press ISBN 1 84212 003 4 The Peterborough Manuscript Page 140 1010 Battle in Cambridgeshire. "And here was killed Athelstan, the King's son-in-law."
2. ↑ Medieval Lands
3. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: The Olaf Sagas. St Olaf's Saga Translated by Samuel Laing. Revised with an Introduction and notes by Jacqueline Simpson MA. Everyman's Library Dent, London, Dutton, New York ISBN ) 460 00717 3 Page 125

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