The dread of enemies, a woman of enlarged soul. — William of Malmesbury (image via Wikimedia Commons) The Lady of the Mercians, and an enemy of the Vikings and a beloved ruler whose conquests shaped medieval Europe. When she claimed the throne in 911, today's historians describe it as a "one of the most unique events in early medieval history."
A Woman to Know: Æthelflæd
A Woman to Know: Æthelflæd
A Woman to Know: Æthelflæd
The dread of enemies, a woman of enlarged soul. — William of Malmesbury (image via Wikimedia Commons) The Lady of the Mercians, and an enemy of the Vikings and a beloved ruler whose conquests shaped medieval Europe. When she claimed the throne in 911, today's historians describe it as a "one of the most unique events in early medieval history."