Alfred Atheling or Aetheling was the son of Aethelred II. He was a brother of Edward the Confessor. King Canute was their stepfather. He and his brother were caught in the power struggle following Canute's death. Ethelred II (Old English: Æþelred) (c. ... Edward the Confessor or Eadweard III (c. ... Canute (or Cnut) I, or Canute the Great (Old Norse: Knútr inn rÃki, Danish: Knud II den Store, Norwegian: Knut den mektige) (994/995 – November 12, 1035) was king of England, Denmark and Norway and governor or overlord of Schleswig and Pomerania. ...
Alfred Aetheling died in 1036 or 1037. The account given in the Wikipedia article on Guildford states apparent facts about his death. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is more cautious. The ODNB article ends ". . . efforts to sanctify him . . . failed". Events Emperor Go-Suzaku ascends the throne of Japan. ... // Events Construction of the church of Saint Sophia Cathedral is started in Kyiv. ... Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. ... The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history. ...
Alfred himself had married Eahlswith, a Mercian noblewoman, and another daughter, Aelfthryth, to the Count of Flanders, a strong naval power at a time when the Vikings were settling in eastern England.
Alfred was patron of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (which was copied and supplemented up to 1154), a patriotic history of the English from the Wessex viewpoint designed to inspire its readers and celebrate Alfred and his monarchy.
Alfred died in 899, aged 50, and was buried in Winchester, the burial place of the West Saxon royal family.
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