Event: Baptism, Naming
Guthrum 1
.baptism at Aller
Asserted in:
Æthelweard.Chron
iv.3 (p. 47)
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Scholarly Info
Description
Guthrum 1
took the name 'Æthelstan' from the font from his godfather,
Alfred 8
.
Primary Source Info
Persons associated with this Event:
Recipient
:
Guthrum 1
(
from Denmark, King of the East Angles, the
micel here
, d.890. Baptismal name Æþelstan.
)
Participant
:
Alfred 8
(
the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899
)