Æthelwold ætheling
Æthelwold was the younger of two known sons of Æthelred I, King of Wessex. He disputed the throne with Alfred the Great’s son, Edward the Elder. As senior ætheling, he had a strong claim to the throne. He fled to Viking-controlled Northumbria, where he was accepted as king. He died at the Battle of the Holme, which ended the challenge...