Æthelstan Revisited: The Inter-Cultural Representations of a Reputation

Matthew Firth

Abstract

Few late Anglo-Saxon kings are as poorly-served in the chronicles of England, either before and after the arrival of the Normans, as Æthelstan (r. 924 – 939). Though charters, law-codes, and the famous Old English poem The Battle of Brunanburh speak to a vigorous king, personally active in the government of his realm, there is little by way of contemporary historical narrative of his reign to contextualise these glimpses of activity.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association: Invasion, Migration, Communication, and Trade - Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia Duration: 20 Jul 2018 → 21 Jul 2018 Conference number: 13

Conference

Conference	13th Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association
Abbreviated title	AEMA
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Bedford Park
Period	20/07/18 → 21/07/18

Keywords

Æthelstan
Æthelstan (r. 924 – 939)
Anglo-Saxon kings
Old English poetry
The Battle of Brunanburh
non- English histories
non- English histories of North-Western Europe
North-Western Europe

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