Æthelstan or Athelstan (/ˈæθəlstæn/; Old English: Æðelstān [ˈæðelstɑːn]; Old Norse: Aðalsteinn; lit. 'noble stone'; c. 894 – 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the "greatest Anglo-Saxon kings". He never married and had no children; he was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I.
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King of the Anglo-Saxons Reign: 924 - 927 Coronation: 4 September 925 Predecessor: Edward the Elder
King of the English Reign: 927 - 27 October 939 Predecessor: Title established Successor: Edmund I
Born: c. 894 Wessex Died: 27 October 939 (aged about 45) Gloucester, England Burial: Malmesbury Abbey House: Wessex Father: Edward the Elder Mother: Ecgwynn __________________________________
