KnowraÆthelstanLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Æthelstan, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 5Related 7Compared with 1Anglo-Saxon EnglandBroader topic: His reign marks a major step from rival kingdoms toward political unity.Anglo-Saxon ChronicleRelated: His reign receives prominent treatment in the Chronicle’s record of political consolidation.Kingdom of EnglandBroader topic: His conquests and rule mark an early unification of English territory.Edward the ElderRelated: Edward's son inherited an expanding kingdom and carried its conquest and consolidation further.Anglo-Saxon kingshipBroader topic: His rule marks a major expansion of kingship beyond the older regional kingdoms.Battle of BrunanburhRelated: His expansion of English rule helped provoke the alliance that challenged him in 937.House of WessexBroader topic: He brought the dynasty’s expansion to its defining achievement: rule over all England.Kingdom of WessexBroader topic: Wessex's expansion culminated in Æthelstan's rule over a unified English kingdom.Edgar the PeacefulRelated: Æthelstan’s earlier unification provided a precedent for Edgar’s kingdom-wide rule.Constantine II of ScotlandCompared with: His power drove the English campaigns and coalition conflicts of Constantine's reign.EadredRelated: Eadred’s half-brother had established the expanded English kingdom he later ruled.Edmund IRelated: Edmund succeeded his half-brother and inherited the kingdom Æthelstan had consolidated.EadwigRelated: His consolidation of English rule formed the political backdrop Eadwig inherited.