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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Aethelstan
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gptkbp:awards
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victory at Brunanburh
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gptkbp:born
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c. 895
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Malmesbury_Abbey
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gptkbp:cultural_contribution
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support of the arts
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired later literature
promoted literacy and learning
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:deity
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
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gptkbp:died
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October 27, 939
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations
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with continental Europe
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gptkbp:dynasty
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gptkb:House_of_Wessex
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gptkbp:established
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the first English coinage
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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viewed as a pivotal figure in English history.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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during the Viking Age
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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gptkb:Aethelstan's_charters
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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on the formation of England
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:Early_Medieval_England
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gptkbp:historical_role
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unifier of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first King to style himself as ' King of the English'.
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Aethelstan the Glorious
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gptkbp:influence
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on later English monarchs
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gptkbp:known_for
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unifying England
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gptkbp:language
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Old English
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gptkbp:legacy
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considered a model of kingship
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Aethelstan's_laws
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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defensive alliances
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gptkbp:mother
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Ecgwynn
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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recognized as a saint in some traditions
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Brunanburh
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:legal_reforms
military reforms
administrative reforms
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gptkbp:reign_end
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939
924
c. 924
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gptkbp:relationship
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alliance with Scotland
alliance with Wales
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gptkbp:spouse
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not married
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Edmund_I
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gptkbp:symbolism
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of English unity
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Britons
gptkb:King_of_the_English
gptkb:King_of_the_Anglo-Saxons
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gptkbp:was_a_patron_of
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church and monasteries
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