Athelstan

or Aeth·el·stan

[ ath-uhl-stan ]

noun

1. a.d. 895?–940, king of England 925–940.

Athelstan

/ ˈæθəlstən /

noun

1. Athelstan?895939MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?895–939 ad , king of Wessex and Mercia (924–939 ad ), who extended his kingdom to include most of England

Example Sentences

The question hanging over the gray-haired head wearing the crown is whether he might be the last in a line that stretches back to Athelstan, the king who united England 1,100 years ago.

From Seattle Times

The first English king shown on a coin wearing a crown or circlet was Athelstan, who died in 939, according to the Royal Household website.

From Washington Post

Mr Andrews has researched Nottingham's wartime police chief constable, Athelstan Popkess.

From BBC

It awarded Wiltshire's Athelstan Museum a £380,900 grant to help it buy Turner's painting of Malmesbury Abbey, which had been in private hands for the last 40 years.

From BBC

So, along came Æthelstan, followed by Æthelbald and Æthelberht.

From The New Yorker