mooses51 t1_iw4szyy wrote
Reply to comment by goyboysotbot in TIL that the 1st King of England made a law that said everyone had to be in bed by 8pm by PoppedUrMomsCherry
Æthelstan still conquered jorvik. I get that his dad and aunt did more but you really can't call jorvik a technicality.
goyboysotbot t1_iw4t683 wrote
We all know his dad and aunt could have finished the job. It was for politics that they didn’t. What politics, we can only speculate. But I’m willing to bet that it had something to do with Edward’s hot head and his failed attempt to usurp his sister’s throne.
mooses51 t1_iw4u0ms wrote
His dad most likely killed his aunt as he invited her to a feast and she died at like 35 right before it. Also if I remember correctly that made mercia go into rebellion as he also deposed her daughter a few months after so the reason he didn't conquer jorvik is because he pissed off the mercians. If he wouldn't have done that then yeah he probably could have. You say technicality I say failed from poor decisions.
goyboysotbot t1_iw4xcy6 wrote
I never heard about the Mercian rebellion. But that would make sense. The Vikings had their own problems but it wasn’t a rebellion but a lack of leadership. I guess Æthelstan had a more stable situation all around
mooses51 t1_iw4y0fh wrote
Yeah it was in chester. Edward died a few days after putting it down so probably from battle wounds but that's my own conjecture.
goyboysotbot t1_iw4y6eh wrote
He was kind of a shit. I think it’s fair to consider both him and his father a king of England but I’m glad he never officially held the title.
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