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Origin of the name ÆLFLED.
Etymology of the
name ÆLFLED.
Meaning of the baby name ÆLFLED.
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ÆLFLED. Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Ælflæd
(q.v.), meaning "elfin-beauty."
... Siward married twice.
His son by the first wife, called Young Siward in "Macbeth",
was killed by Macbeth in the battle of Dunsinmore. Siward married for
his second wife Aelfled, daughter of Alfred Earl of
Northumberland and through her, acquired that title and great
authority. The Northumbrians were of Danish extraction and
rejoiced at being ruled by the great Earl who was of Danish blood. His
son by Aelfled, succeeded to the title and his daughter by Aelfled,
married David I, King of Scotland... (Notable Southern Families,
French, 1918)
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