Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria
| Æthelwald Moll | |
|---|---|
 Silver sceat of Æthelwald Moll, struck 759–765. Coin is a joint issue bearing the names of Æthelwald on the obverse and Archbishop Ecgbert of York on the reverse. | |
| King of Northumbria | |
| Reign | 5 August 759 – 30 October 765 |
| Predecessor | Oswulf |
| Successor | Alhred |
| Spouse | Æthelthryth |
| Issue | Æthelred I |
Æthelwald Moll was
Æthelwald's marriage with one Æthelthryth is recorded in 762 at Catterick by Symeon of Durham. He is known to have had at least one son, Æthelred, who later became king.
Origins
Æthelwald is not recorded in the extant genealogies of Northumbrian kings, perhaps because he was not a descendant of
It is likely that he is to be identified with the patrician Moll, recorded in the reign of King Eadberht, to whom Eadberht and his brother
Reign
On 24 July 759, King Oswulf was murdered by members of his own household. The regicide was "a crime in which Æthelwald may very well have been involved."
His reign was not unopposed. The continuator of
Æthelwald was deposed on 30 October 765, apparently by a council of noblemen and prelates held at Pincanheale, an important site used for two later Northumbrian church councils. According to the Irish Annals of Tigernach, Æthelwald was tonsured.[6]
He was succeeded as king by Eadberht's son-in-law Alhred.
Descendants
Æthelwald's marriage with one Æthelthryth is recorded in 762 at
Notes
- ^ Kirby, pp. 150–151; Yorke, p. 89.
- ^ "Moll 1". Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.
- ^ Kirby, p. 150. The event is known from a letter of Pope Paul I, obtained by Abbot Forthred, which ordered Eadberht and Ecgberht to return the monasteries to Forthred. (Text). The location of Donaemuthe is uncertain.
- ^ Thus Williams, p. 51; see also Kirby, pp. 98 & 150, who states that he is "...very likely to have been associated with those who were responsible...".
- ^ Kirby, p. 151, states that Oswine's origins are unknown. Marsden, pp. 232–233, suggests he was a son of Eadberht. The description of Oswine as an ætheling comes from John of Worcester's chronicle.
- ^ Symeon of Durham, p. 448; Kirby, p. 151. AT, s.a. 764, reports: "Moll rí Saxan clericus eficitur" [Moll, king of the Saxons, was made a monk].
- ^ Symeon of Durham, p. 448; Kirby, p. 150.
- ^ "Moll 2". Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.
- ^ Kirby, p.156, Symeon of Durham, p. 461.
References
- Revue Celtique. 16–18. (= Vol. 16 (1895), p. 374-419; 17 (1896), p. 6-33, 116-263, 337-420; 18 (1897), p. 9-59, 150-197, 267-303, 390-391). Edition available from CELT and Full PDF at Internet Archive. Full translation by Gearóid Mac Niocaill (2010), The Annals of Tigernach. Unpublished electronic file ed. by Emer Purcell and Donnchadh Ó Corráin for UCC.
- D.P. Kirby, The Earliest English Kings. London: Unwin Hyman, 1991. ISBN 0-04-445691-3
- John Marsden, Northanhymbre Saga: The History of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of Northumbria. London: Cathie, 1992. ISBN 1-85626-055-0
- Symeon of Durham (1855). The Historical Works of Simeon of Durham. Translated by J. Stevenson. Seeley's. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Ann Williams, Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England, c. 500–1066. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1999. ISBN 0-333-56798-6
- Barbara Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms in Early Anglo-Saxon England. London: Seaby, 1990. ISBN 1-85264-027-8
External links
- Æthelwald 14 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England; see also Moll 1