Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia
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===Anglo-Saxon Charters=== | ===Anglo-Saxon Charters=== | ||
− | *Terry Booth posting to Gen-Med 23 Aug 2007 states : "Aelfgar the Earl's son ('Alfger þe Erles sune') appears as a witness in | + | *Terry Booth posting to Gen-Med 23 Aug 2007 states : "Aelfgar the Earl's son ('Alfger þe Erles sune') appears as a witness in [http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+1531 Charter S1531] (Will of Thurstan, son of Wine) dated (1043 x 1045) - noted as probably authentic. Unless it can be shown this is not earl Leofric's son, it would be the earliest record for him. He is also a witness as 'Aelfgar nobilis' in the 'probably authentic' [http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+1019 Charter S1019] (dated to 1049) which his father 'Leofric dux' as well as 'Godwine dux' and 'Harold dux' also witnessed. The 1049 date suggests that assigning him an earldom before then is probably incorrect, and that Florence is probably right in dating the start of Aelfgar's 'temporary' earlship to Sep 1051 (after Godwine had fled to Flanders). |
==Secondary sources== | ==Secondary sources== |