Alfred The Great Wife Last Kingdom

Early life and education.

Alfred the great wife last kingdom. We know very little about ealhswith s life. At the end of the. The last kingdom 2015 tv ma 4 seasons tv dramas as alfred the great defends his kingdom from norse invaders uhtred born a saxon but raised by vikings seeks to claim his ancestral birthright. Ealhswith or ealswitha died 5 december 902 was the wife of king alfred the great her father was a mercian nobleman æthelred mucel ealdorman of the gaini which is thought to be an old mercian tribal group her mother was eadburh a member of the mercian royal family and according to the historian richard abels she was a descendant of king cenwulf of mercia.

Ealhswith was a mercian princess who married alfred anglo saxon king of wessex. The first series of eight episodes premiered on 10 october 2015 on bbc america and on bbc two in the uk on 22 october 2015. She was never called queen and she never witnessed any charters during alfred s administration. 886 and king of the anglo saxons from c.

Eliza butterworth is an english actress best known for playing aelswith the wife of king alfred the great and mother of king edward in the last kingdom as holly in dci banks and as lucy hamilton in wpc 56 tv series both in 2015. The last kingdom tv series dci banks wpc 56. He was the youngest son of king æthelwulf of wessex his father died when he was young and three of alfred s brothers æthelbald æthelberht and æthelred reigned in turn before him. Alfred who is played by david dawson is one of the central characters in the bbc historical epic the last kingdom which follows the fictional hero uhtred.

In history alfred was born in 848 9 and died in 899 at the age of 50 or 51. Ealhswith was a mercian princess who married alfred anglo saxon king of wessex. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as the true and beloved lady of the. After ascending the throne alfred spent several years fighting viking invasions.

She was never called queen and she never witnessed any charters during alfred s administration. Historically he is known as alfred the great. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as the true and beloved lady of the english. The last kingdom is a british historical fiction television series based on bernard cornwell s the saxon stories series of novels.

The last kingdom is the first historical novel in the saxon stories by bernard cornwell published in 2004 this story introduces uhtred ragnarson born a saxon then kidnapped by raiding danes who raise him from age 11 circular reference teaching him how to be a warrior. Ealhswith wife of alfred the great. If the book series followed factual date of alfred s birth then these are his ages throughout the books. Alfred the great 848 9 26 october 899 was king of wessex from 871 to c.