æthelstan in A Sentence

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    Æthelstan's wife was named Ælfwynn.

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    When Edward died in July 924, Æthelstan was accepted by the Mercians as king.

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    Æthelstan was one of the most pious West Saxon kings, and was known for collecting relics and founding churches.

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    In 934 he invaded Scotland and forced Constantine II to submit to him, but Æthelstan's rule was resented by the Scots and Vikings, and in 937 they invaded England.

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    Æthelstan A(/ˈæθəlstæn ˈeɪ/) is the name given by historians to an unknown scribe who drafted charters(or diplomas), by which the king made grants of land, for King Æthelstan of England between 928 and 935.

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    His son Edward the Elder conquered the eastern Danelaw, but Edward's son Æthelstan became the first king to rule the whole of England when he conquered Northumbria in 927, and he is regarded by some modern historians as the first true king of England.

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