Ælfwald of East Anglia

Ælfwald (also Alfwold, Aelfwald, Ælfwaldus or Aelbwald ) is an Anglo-Saxon male first name.

Importance

The name is ( " rule, reign " =) from the elements AELF ( = " elf " ) and forest composed.

Bearers of the name

• Ælfwald (East Anglia ), King of East Anglia ( 713-749 )
• Ælfwald ( Sussex ), King of Sussex ( 765 )
• Ælfwald I, King of Northumbria ( 778/779-788 )
• Ælfwald II, King of Northumbria (806? -808? )
• Ælfwald I. ( Crediton ), Bishop of Crediton ( 953-972 )
• Ælfwald II ( Crediton ), Bishop of Crediton (around 985 to 988 )
• Ælfwald ( Sherborne ), Bishop of Sherborne (c. 960-978 )
• Ælfwald II ( Sherborne ), Bishop of Sherborne († 1058 )