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Patronage of Malmesbury
Athelstan gave lands, relics, and other gifts to Malmesbury, where he maintained a close religious connection.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Malmesbury in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Athelstan gave lands, relics, and other gifts to Malmesbury, where he maintained a close religious connection.
Athelstan was buried at Malmesbury rather than in the traditional West Saxon royal burial places.
Athelstans empire, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed in little more than a year from his death when Amlaib returned from Ireland and seized Northumbria and the Mercian Danelaw
Death of Athelstan, "pillar of the dignity of the western world". Athelstans empire, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed in little more than a year from his death when Amlaib returned from Ireland and seized Northumbria and the Mercian Danelaw
Athelstans empire, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed in little more than a year from his death when Amlaib returned from Ireland and seized Northumbria and the Mercian Danelaw
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