To smooth things over with his new subjects, Athelstan may have also promised to never marry or have any children. He was ...
Athelstan - first king of England ... and the Jutes were northern Danish. Anglo-Saxon children had to grow up quickly. By the time they were ten, they were seen as an adult.
Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north ... also known as Edward 'the Confessor.' He had no children so it was unclear who would become king next. After Edward died, the English ...