Ælfwald I of Northumbria
| Ælfwald I | |
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| King of Northumbria | |
| Reign | 779-788 |
| Predecessor | Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria |
| Successor | Osred II |
| Born | between 759 and 767 |
| Died | 788 |
| Issue | Ælf Ælfwine |
| Father | Oswulf of Northumbria |

Ælfwald I (born between 759 and 767 AD) was king of Northumbria from 779 to 788. He is thought to have been a son of Oswulf, and thus a grandson of Eadberht Eating.
Ælfwald became king after Æthelred son of Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 778.[1] He was murdered, probably at Chesters, by ealdorman Sicga. He was buried at Hexham Abbey where he was considered a saint.
Ælfwald was succeeded by his first cousin Osred,[2] son of Alhred and Osgifu, daughter of Eadberht Eating. Ælfwald's sons Ælf and Ælfwine were killed in 791 on the orders of King Æthelred.
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References
Further reading
- Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350–1100. Stroud: Sutton, 1993. ISBN 0-86299-730-5
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