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Ælfwald II of Northumbria

King of Northumbria · Historical Figures · Died 808

Ælfwald II, according to one tradition, reigned as king of Northumbria following the deposition of Eardwulf in 806. This information appears only in the anonymous tract De primo Saxonum adventu and in the later Flores Historiarum of Roger of Wendover. Roger states that Ælfwald had overthrown Eardwulf.

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Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Died 808