Ælfwald I of Northumbria
Northumbrian king from 779 to 788 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Ælfwald I | |
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King of Northumbria | |
Reign | 779-788 |
Predecessor | Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria |
Successor | Osred II |
Born | between 759 and 767 |
Issue | Ælf Ælfwine |
Father | Oswulf of Northumbria |
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Ælfwald became king after Æthelred son of Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 778.[1] He was murdered, probably at Chesters, by ealdorman Sicga on 23 September 788. 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.