Athelstan

or Aeth·el·stan

[ ath-uhl-stan ]

noun
  1. a.d. 895?–940, king of England 925–940.

  • Also Eth·el·stan [eth-uhl-stan] /ˈɛθ əlˌstæn/ .

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How to use Athelstan in a sentence

  • The next year, however, he sent his young son Haakon with an embassy to Ethelstan.

    The Story of Norway | Hjalmar H. Boyesen

British Dictionary definitions for Athelstan

Athelstan

/ (ˈæθəlstən) /


noun
  1. ?895–939 ad, king of Wessex and Mercia (924–939 ad), who extended his kingdom to include most of England

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