Athelstan

(895-939) King of Wessex and later Overlord of the English, 924-939. Eldest, but illegitimate, son of Edward the Elder by Egwina, he was brought up in the Mercian court by…

(895-939) King of WessexWessex Kingdom of the West Saxons, established in the early 6th century and gradually extended by conquest to include much of southern England. The name was revived in the novels of Thomas Hardy. and later Overlord of the English, 924-939. Eldest, but illegitimate, son of Edward the Elder by Egwina, he was brought up in the Mercian court by his powerful aunt, Aetheflaed, after his father’s marriage in 899