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.

Edmund I or Eadmund I, born 920/921 – 26 May 946, was King of the English from 939 until his death on 946. Edmund was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson to King Alfred the Great. When Edward died in 924, his eldest son, Edmund’s half-brother Æthelstan was the successor. King Edmund was crowned after Æthelstan died childless in 939. He had two sons, Edgar and Eadwig, by his first wife Ælfgifu. His sons were children when he was killed in a brawl with an outlaw at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire, and he was succeeded by his younger brother Eadred, who died in 955 and was followed by Edmund’s sons in succession.

Eadred, also spelt Edred, (died Nov. 23, 955 in Frome now called Somerset in England.), King of the English from 946 to 955, he brought Northumbria permanently under English rule. Eadred was the son of West Saxon king Edward the Elder (reigned 899–924) and Eadgifu, the half brother of King Athelstan (reigned 924–939), and the brother of King Edmund I (reigned 939–946). Upon Eadred’s accession to power, the Northumbrians acknowledged his overlordship, but they soon proclaimed as their King Erik Bloodaxe their King, son of the Norwegian ruler King Harald I. In revenge, Eadred ravaged Northumbria in 948.

Edward in Old English: Eadweard c. 962 – 18 March 978, often called the Martyr, was King of the English from 975 to 978 at just 12 years old. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar the Peaceful but was not his father’s acknowledged heir. On Edgar’s death, the leadership of England was heavily contested, with a split of some supporting Edward’s claim to be King and others supporting his younger half-brother Æthelred the Unready. The latter was recognised as a legitimate son of King Edgar. Ultimately Edward was chosen as King and was crowned by his prominent clerical supporters, archbishops Dunstan of Canterbury Cathedral and Oswald of York.

Ethelred the Unready, also spelt and called Aethelred, Ethelred II or Aethelred Unraed, (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London, England). It is doubtful he was born in 968 because it would’ve made him ten years old when he became the King of the English. From 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. He was an ineffectual ruler who failed to prevent the Danes from taking over England. The term “unready” is derived from unraed, meaning “bad counsel” or “no counsel,” and puns his name means “noble counsel.”

Edward, the Confessor c.1003 – 5 January 1066, was Considered the last King of the House of Wessex and ruled England from 1042 to 1066.

King Sihtric ( Sigtryggr) or Sitric Cáech or Sigtrygg Gále was a Hiberno-Scandinavian Viking leader who ruled Dublin, Ireland and then Viking Northumbria, England in the early 10th century. (d.927), Norse King of York.

Sweyn Forkbeard, Sven Tveskägg was King of Denmark from 986 to 1014, also King of the English and King of Norway. King Sweyn was the father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. In the mid 980s, Sweyn revolted against his father, King Harald Bluetooth, and seized the throne. Harald was driven into exile and died shortly afterwards in November 986 or 987.

Sigtrygg II Olafsson (also known as Sihtric, Sitrick and Sitric in Irish texts; or Sigtryggr and Sigtryg in Scandinavian texts) was a Hiberno-Norse king of Dublin (possibly 989–994 AD. He was from the house of the Uí Ímair monarchy

King Echmarcach mac Ragnaill died c.1064/1065, he was a dominant figure in the 11th-century Irish Sea region. At his height, he reigned over Dublin, the...