Athelstan
Americannoun
noun
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It follows a report in The Sun saying that proposed new names included Elizabethtown, after the late Queen, Pankhurst, named after the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurt, and Athelstan, considered the first king of England.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
The question hanging over the gray-haired head wearing the crown is whether he might be the last in a line that stretches back to Athelstan, the king who united England 1,100 years ago.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
The first English king shown on a coin wearing a crown or circlet was Athelstan, who died in 939, according to the Royal Household website.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2022
The bloody festival is a time of joy and rebirth for Lagertha and her people—and for an onlooking Athelstan who, like Ragnar, seems perfectly capable of juggling more than one religion at this point.
From Forbes ● Mar. 5, 2015
Athelstan was to remain king of the Danes but to Alfred tribute was to be paid as over lord.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
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