Æthelstan or Athelstan Old English: Æðelstān Old Norse: Aðalsteinn; lit. means ‘noble stone’ Athelstan was the son of King Edward the Elder and grandson of Alfred the Great. At birth, he was illegitimate. His mother was Edwina, the King’s mistress, who later became his queen and made Athelstan a legitimate heir to the throne.
William of Malmesbury, an Anglo-Norman monk and historian, records how fond the King was of Athelstan. His father made him a knight at an early age giving him an elaborate golden sword. He also described how handsome he was ‘A boy of graceful manners and astonishing beauty.
Queen Eadgyth lived at the dawn of the English nation. Her grandfather Alfred the Great was the first monarch to style himself, King of the Anglo Saxons, while her step-brother Athelstan was the first King of the English. Her bones were unearthed at Madgeburg Cathedral in Germany. The preliminary findings will be announced at a conference at the University of Bristol today.
Athelstan was not the first in line to succeed; he had an elder brother, Aelfweard, who sadly died within a fortnight of his father’s death in 924 AD. As a result of his brother’s premature death, Athelstan was crowned King on 17th July 925 in Kingston-upon-Thames, England.
Athelstan showed that he had a strong character and good leadership skills that enabled him to unite England. Historians tend to It is recorded that he never lost a battle and was nicknamed ‘Athelstan the Glorious. He subdued a rebellion in Cornwall and Wales who paid him an annual tribute of gold, silver and 25,000 grazing cattle. At Eamont Bridge on 12th July 927, the kings of Scotland acknowledged him as an overlord by swearing allegiance. However, it was not to last their memories were short, and with the Danish King Olaf, they rose up against King Athelstan. At the grand battle of Brunanburh, Athelstan defeated them decisively. Historians tend to focus on his combat skills, but Athelstan was a devoutly religious man. Athelstan oversaw the translation of the Bible into English.
Athelstan, could now claim to be King of All England but not stop there. He was determined to forge links with European monarchs by marrying his four sisters to European royalty. He sent two of his sisters to King Otto I, the Holy Roman Emperor telling him to choose which sister he fancied. Otto chose Eadgyth. Her tomb is in the Cathedral of Magdeburg.
King Athelstan is the most underrated British royal of all. More credit should be given to this warrior King that united England into one nation.
Disclaimer: True Race Facts have made the long overdue honest determination that the King was dark brown, aka BLACK of the Hebrew, Shemitic negro race. Based on his facial phenotype features and thick braided hairstyle. Authentic original coins are the most accurate determination to identify the King because he would have approved the coins before they were hammered and issued. There are many ancient FAKE coins on the market, so beware when looking at coins. The deceivers made it their mission to cover up the dark ages, so even history should now be considered pseudo-history.
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
Job 9:24 KJV
When I visited his monument in Malmesbury Cathedral in July 2022, I was told by a local lady inside the Malmesbury museum that when the Cromwellian race wars began. The town quickly removed King Athelstan’s bones from his tomb and buried them in the nearby fields. This was to prevent the reformist race mob from destroying his bones. His monument is now void of colour, his nose typically damaged to hide his features, the gold and diamonds that would’ve originally been there. In my images, I will show evidence of the deceivers giving him extra added hair to make him appear more Caucasian.
Disclaimer: True Race Facts have made the long overdue honest determination that the King was dark brown, aka BLACK of the Hebrew, Shemitic negro race. Based on his facial phenotype features and thick braided hairstyle. Authentic original coins are the most accurate determination to identify the King because he would have approved the coins before they were hammered and issued. There are many ancient FAKE coins on the market, so beware when looking at coins. The deceivers made it their mission to cover up the dark ages, so even history should now be considered pseudo-history. Biblical scriptures are from my awakened prophets with 100% TRUTH.
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