Æthelwold's Revolt
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The British Isles in the early tenth century | |||||||
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Followers of Æthelwold ætheling Supported by: Danes of Northumbria Kingdom of East Anglia |
Followers of Edward the Elder: | ||||||
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Æthelwold ætheling † Eohric of East Anglia † | Edward the Elder | ||||||
Æthelwold's Revolt was an attempt by Æthelwold ætheling to seize the Anglo-Saxon throne from Edward the Elder after the death of Alfred the Great in 899. It ended when Æthelwold was killed in battle in 902 while fighting alongside his Danish allies.