Ælfwynn

Aelfwynn (Ælfwynn, Elfwina) of Mercia, was the only daughter of Earl Aethelred of Mercia and his wife and successor Ethelfleda. She joined her mother as "lady of the Mercians" in 918. She succeeded to the throne with the death of her mother later that same year.

Mercia was claimed by her maternal uncle Edward the Elder of Wessex in 919. She was deposed and taken to Wessex. This was apparently resented and may have led to revolt in 921. Edward appears to have taken notice of this as he gave Mercia to his son Athelstan at his death.

Aelfwynn is not known to have married.

She should not be confused with Aelfwynn, wife of Athelstan Half-King.

References

• Walker, Ian W., Mercia and the Making of England. Stroud: Sutton, 2000. ISBN 0-7509-2131-5
• Zaluckyj, Sarah, Mercia: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Central England. Logaston: Logaston Press, 2001. ISBN 1-873827-62-8