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Athelstan
(at̸h′əl stan′)
895?-940; king of the Mercians & West Saxons (925-940): assumed the title of king of England: grandson of Alfred the Great
Origin: ME < OE ætheling < æthele, noble
See Athelstan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
King of Mercia and Wessex (924?-939) who was the first Saxon ruler to establish his authority over all of England.
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