Ætheling
Sign in to saveAlso known as Aetheling, Atheling, Etheling, Æþeling, Aedeling
An Ætheling (; also aetheling, atheling and etheling) was in Anglo-Saxon England a prince of the royal dynasty eligible for the kingship.
~4 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Meaning and use in Anglo-Saxon England
- Other uses and variations
- See also
- Footnotes
- Further reading
An Ætheling (; also aetheling, atheling and etheling) was in Anglo-Saxon England a prince of the royal dynasty eligible for the kingship.
It is an Old English term (æþeling) derived from a compound of aethele, æþele or (a)ethel, meaning "noble family", and -ing, which means "belonging to". It was usually rendered in Latin as filius regis (king's son) or the Anglo-Latin neologism clito.
Available in 10 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0
Connections
Anglo-Saxon England
Entity
Jesus
Concept
Scandinavia
Entity
Ireland
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
public election
Entity
Old English
Entity
public domain
Entity
Alfred the Great
Entity
Beowulf
Entity
toponymy
Entity
archbishop
Entity
Henry I of England
Entity
Kingdom of Wessex
Entity
Edward the Confessor
Person
Norman conquest of England
Entity
Kingdom of Northumbria
Entity
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Entity
Edmund II of England
Entity
Heptarchy
Entity