Talk:House of Wessex family tree
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This is very good, especially in establishing Harold Godwinsson's right to the throne as representative of the senior line of descent from Ethelred I. This is still controversial in some circles (having attracted some intemperate criticism from some people in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy) but is supported by Professor Thomas Kelley. It also shows the relationship between Edwy & Elgiva (of exactly 9 degrees of consangunity)for which the marriage was annulled by Archbishop Odo. Unfortunately the format does not allow any expansion, of which I suggest three-
- 1. Hastan (Heorstan)- son of Aethelwold (d.901)m. Cyneburga
- St. Dunstan-son of Hastan
-which shows St. Dunstan to have been the rightful king of England by primogeniture which puts a whole new perspective on his career.
- 2.The Anglo Saxon Chronicle for 1009 refers to Eadric Streona's brother Brihtric and in turn to his nephew, Wulfnoth Cild- which would make Eadric Streona, not "of humble birth" as Florence/John of Worcester claim but as the son of Aethelweard the Historian, which again places his career in a different perspective, especially since Aethelweard was used as an ambassador to the Danes with St Alfheah- whom Eadric later tried to ransom, implying that Eadric's eventual treachery was against a background of acting as a go between for Danegeld. Furthermore Eadric the Wild was Streona's nephew, so he can go in.
- 3.The legend that Harold survived can be explained by the fact that when he died his wife was pregnant with a son she named Harold who Henry I met as an old man and a mon and a monk. Harold's sister founded the line of the Tsar's of Russia, so the tree did not stop in 1066, but one can see why the tree is finished there.Streona 11:01, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Could we add Ælfwynn to this article? We have Æthelhelm, about whom even less is known, and Ælfwynn's presence wouldn't cause formatting problems (parents are Æthelflæd and Æthelred; briefly succeeded Æthelflæd in Mercia in 918 before being deposed by Edward the Elder). HLHJ (talk) 14:43, 27 February 2016 (UTC)