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This article explains why Æthelflaed, ruler of Mercia, mattered to writers of history in twelfth-century England. It argues that these writers evaluated and compared rulers based not on sex or bloodline, but on the quality of a ruler’s achievements relative to the set and scale of challenges the ruler faced.
This article explains why Æthelflaed, ruler of Mercia, mattered to writers of history in twelfth-century England. It argues that these writers evaluated and compared rulers based not on sex or bloodline, but on the quality of a ruler’s achievements relative to the set and scale of challenges the ruler faced.
Both Audrey Meaney and Nick Higham take on Felix’s Life of Guthlac, the former pondering the relative merits of the work as hagiography and history, the latter the possible motivations an East Anglian king, Ælfwald, may have had for commissioning the Life of a ‘Mercian’ saint.
In this article, we will examine the real Æthelred, showing that while he had both successes and failures, he was a crucial figure in the unification of England. We will also analyse his relationships with his 'more impressive' father-in-law, Alfred and Alfred's son, Edward the Elder.
28 paź 2022 · This article explains why Æthelflaed, ruler of Mercia, mattered to writers of history in twelfth-century England. It argues that these writers evaluated and compared rulers based not on sex or...
9 wrz 2024 · Aethelred ruled as Lord of the Mercians from c. 881 to 911 and was a key military leader in the fight against Viking conquest and settlement in England.
28 paź 2022 · This article explains why Æthelflaed, ruler of Mercia, mattered to writers of history in twelfth-century England. It argues that these writers evaluated and compared rulers based not on sex or bloodline, but on the quality of a ruler’s achievements relative to the set and scale of challenges the ruler faced.
