Chroniclers have noticed the right of Ælfwynn so precisely as to leave no doubt concerning her claim ; and this fact is of considerable value in showing that, contrary to the practice of other Germanic peoples, the sovereign authority amongst the Anglo-Saxons might descend to a female ; or, according to the Anglo-Saxon expression, which the French have adopted, " fall to the spindle side ".

William's panegyric on Æthelstan claims that he received a first-class education in Mercia, and it is thought likely that Ælfwynn will have been equally well educated.

The first contemporary written evidence of Ælfwynn is dated to around 904, a charter ( S 1280 ) recording the lease of land by Æthelred and Æthelflæd for the traditional three lives — those of Æthelred, Æthelflæd and Ælfwynn — in and around Worcester from Bishop Waerferth and the monks and clerics of Worcester Cathedral.

Ælfwynn did not witness this charter, but she may have witnessed charter S 225 of circa 915, concerning lands around Farnborough, and she is very probably the Ælfwynn who witnesses S 367 of circa 903 relating to lands in Buckinghamshire.

There is no certain record of Ælfwynn after her removal from power.

It has been suggested that the religious woman named Ælfwynn who is the beneficiary of charter S 535, a charter dated to 948 in the reign of King Eadred, should be identified with this Ælfwynn.

Ælfwynn was the daughter of Æthelred, ruler of English Mercia, and Æthelflæd, daughter of King Alfred the Great and herself ruler of Mercia after her husband's death.

Following the death of her mother on 12 June 918, Ælfwynn too was for a short time ruler of Mercia.

When Æthelflæd died in 918, Ælfwynn, her daughter by Æthelred, succeeded as ' Second Lady of the Mercians ', but within six months Edward had deprived her of all authority in Mercia and taken her into Wessex.

The dominion of Mercia descended to Ælfwynn, Æthelflæd's heiress.

Æthelflaed died in 918, and their daughter Ælfwynn briefly ruled Mercia until deposed by Edward the Elder, who took the territory under his direct control.

Fostered by Ælfwynn wife of Æthelstan Half-King together with her son Æthelwine, Edgar enjoyed the support of Æthelstan Half-King ( d. after 957 ) and his sons, whose power base was concentrated in Mercia and East Anglia and who would not have liked to lose power and influence to Ælfgifu's kinsmen and associates.

She was succeeded as lady of the Mercians by her young daughter Ælfwynn.

However, Ælfwynn was compelled to submit to her mother's brother, King Edward the Elder of Wessex.

Ælfwynn was conducted as a captive into Wessex three weeks before Christmas 919, by her uncle Edward, who was engaged in successful warfare against the Danes ; and we do not hear anything more concerning her in history.

According to William of Malmesbury, Ælfwynn was the only child of Æthelflæd and Æthelred.

Ælfric ( m .; German Alberich ) " elf-ruler ", Ælfweard ( m .) Ælfwaru ( f .) " elf-guardian ", Ælfsige " elf-victory ", Ælfflæd ( f .) " elf-beauty ", Ælfwynn ( f .) " elf-bliss ", among others.

They had one daughter, Ælfwynn.

Æthelred married Alfred's eldest daughter Æthelflaed between 882 and 887, and they had one child, a daughter called Ælfwynn.

Unlike her mother, Ælfwynn may have lacked broad support.

Rebecca Tingle's 2005 young adult novel Far Traveler has an imagined Ælfwynn as its protagonist.

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For he knows that the first and sometimes most difficult job is to know what the question is -- that when it is accurately identified it sometimes answers itself, and that the way in which it is posed frequently shapes the answer.

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The latter matter is considered in detail in a later section.

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the Athletic program at Carleton is considered an integral part of the activities of the College and operates under the same budgetary procedure and controls as the academic work.

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