Explore Athelstan through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like king or rex. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Athelstan meaning
- A male given name.
- A surname.
- A small town south of Huntingdon in Quebec, Canada.
Using Athelstan
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name. | A surname. | A small town south of Huntingdon in Quebec, Canada.
- Useful related words include: king, male monarch, rex, saxon.
- In the example corpus, athelstan often appears in combinations such as: of athelstan.
Context around Athelstan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Athelstan
- In this selection, "athelstan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, styled, seeing, series, hadn, road and conflicted stand out and add context to how "athelstan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after seeing athelstan conflicted between and and without athelstan ragnar eventually. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "athelstan" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with athelstan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This is not the first time issues for tenants in Athelstan Road have been in the spotlight. (17 words)
Even though both Athelstan and Ragnar are gone in the show, their legacy thrives in their sons. (17 words)
Over the course of his time on the series, Athelstan becomes Ragnar's most trusted friend and ally. (18 words)
Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson. (41 words)
Primary schools St. Petroc 's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Athelstan Park, Bodmin, Cornwall was given this title in September 1990 after the amalgamation of St. Petroc's Infant School and St. Petroc's Junior School. (38 words)
She spent the hostilities of 939 at Lorsch Abbey Like her brother, Athelstan, Edith was devoted to the cult of Saint Oswald and was instrumental in introducing this cult into Germany after her marriage to the emperor. (37 words)
Example sentences (17)
Athelstan hadn’t been the least bit concerned about ensuring that half of the people he’d hired to carry out his coup should be women, or non-white, or disabled.
Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson.
The 50-minute production tells the story of Athelstan through the eyes of William of Malmesbury, the 12th-century historian and poet whose legacy offers information about the famous figure.
This is not the first time issues for tenants in Athelstan Road have been in the spotlight.
He never trusted the Christian from the beginning, especially after seeing Athelstan conflicted between his Christian faith and his loyalty for Ragnar back in Wessex.
Even though both Athelstan and Ragnar are gone in the show, their legacy thrives in their sons.
It may not have been as strong as his friendship with Athelstan, but it was still important to the two.
Over the course of his time on the series, Athelstan becomes Ragnar's most trusted friend and ally.
The pair had made each other stronger, wiser, and without Athelstan, Ragnar eventually devolved into a lesser man.
However, if this was so the status of keverangow before the time of King Athelstan is not recorded.
However, in 944, within a mere five years of Athelstan's death, King Edmund issued a charter styling himself "King of the English and ruler of this province of the Britons".
In that court were two young men named Dunstan and Æthelwold who were made priests, supposedly at the insistence of Athelstan, right at the end of his reign in 939. Gretsch, Mechthild.
It seems Edward had his son Æthelstan brought up in the Mercian court, and on Edward's death Athelstan succeeded to the Mercian kingdom, and, after some uncertainty, Wessex.
Penwith, Kerrier, Pydar and Powder meet at a central point ( Scorrier ) which some have believed indicates a fourfold division imposed by Athelstan on a sub-kingdom.
Primary schools St. Petroc 's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Athelstan Park, Bodmin, Cornwall was given this title in September 1990 after the amalgamation of St. Petroc's Infant School and St. Petroc's Junior School.
She spent the hostilities of 939 at Lorsch Abbey Like her brother, Athelstan, Edith was devoted to the cult of Saint Oswald and was instrumental in introducing this cult into Germany after her marriage to the emperor.
Williams, "Athelstan" Modern historians endorse the view of twelfth century chronicler William of Malmesbury that "no one more just or more learned ever governed the kingdom".
Common combinations with athelstan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of athelstan 2×