Ælfwald I of Northumbria

Ælfwald I (born between 759 and 767 AD) was king of Northumbria from 779 to 788. He is thought to have been a son of Oswulf, and thus a grandson of Eadberht Eating.

Ælfwald I
King of Northumbria
Reign	779-788
Predecessor	Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria
Successor	Osred II
Issue	Ælf Ælfwine
Father	Oswulf of Northumbria

Sceat of Ælfwald I

Ælfwald became king after Æthelred son of Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 778.^[1] He was murdered, probably at Chesters, by ealdorman Sicga. He was buried at Hexham Abbey where he was considered a saint.

Ælfwald was succeeded by his first cousin Osred,^[2] son of Alhred and Osgifu, daughter of Eadberht Eating. Ælfwald's sons Ælf and Ælfwine were killed in 791 on the orders of King Æthelred.

See also

• List of monarchs of Northumbria