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'Ælfwald' (died 23 September 788) was king of Northumbria from 778 to 788. He is thought to have been a son of Oswulf, and thus a grandson of Eadberht Eating.
Ælfwald became king after Æthelred son of Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 778. He was murdered, probably at Chesters, by the ''patricius'' (ealdorman) Sicga.
He was succeeded by his first cousin Osred, son of Alhred and Osgifu daughter of Eadberht Eating. Ælfwald's sons Ælf and Ælfwine were killed in 791 on the orders of King Æthelred.
Ælfwald was buried at Hexham Abbey where he was considered a saint.

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Further reading

★ Higham, N.J., ''The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350-1100.'' Stroud: Sutton, 1993. ISBN 0862997305

See also

★ List of monarchs of Northumbria

Preceded by: 'Æthelred'

'King of Northumbria'

Succeeded by: 'Osred'