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He is thought to have been a son of Oswulf, and thus a grandson of Eadberht Eating.
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Aelfwald Aelfwald I
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Ælfwald became king after Æthelred son of Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 778. He was murdered, probably at Chesters, by ealdorman Sicga on 23 September 788. He was buried at Hexham Abbey where he was considered a saint.
Ælfwald"s sons Ælf and Ælfwine were killed in 791 on the orders of King Æthelred.
