Æthelstan
c. 894 – 939 · 45 years · Winchester · Europe
Reign: 924 – 939 (England and Britain)
Grandson of Alfred the Great. He took York in 927, becoming the first ruler of all England, and in 937 crushed an alliance of Scots and Vikings at the Battle of Brunanburh.
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Contemporaries around the world
Europe
- Otto the Great — founder of the Holy Roman Empire who crushed the Magyars at the Lech, 18 years younger
- Edward the Elder — Alfred's son who won back East Anglia and Mercia from the Danes, 20 years older
Eastern Europe & Russia
- Igor of Kiev — prince of Kiev killed by the Drevlians over a second tribute, 16 years older
- Olga of Kiev — grand princess of Kiev, 26 years younger
- Oleg the Wise — prince who united Novgorod and Kiev and campaigned against Constantinople, 49 years older
The world in their lifetime
- c. 895 Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin — aged 1, Eastern Europe & Russia
- c. 900 The bronzes of Igbo-Ukwu — aged 6, Africa
- c. 900 Rise of Chichen Itza — aged 6, Americas
- c. 939 Eldgjá eruption — aged 45, Europe