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Ecgwynn
Ecgwynn or Ecgwynna (''fl''. 890s), was the first consort of Edward the Elder, later King of the English (r. 899–924), by whom she bore the future King Æthelstan (r. 924–939), and a daughter who married Sihtric Cáech, Norse king of Dublin, Ireland and Northumbria. Extremely little is known about her background and life. Not even her name is given in any sources until after the Norman Conquest. The first to record it is William of Malmesbury, who presents it in Latinised guise as ''Egwinna ''and who is in fact the principal source for her existence.〔William of Malmesbury, ''Gesta regum'' II ch. 126.〕
==Married life==
Ecgwynn's marriage to Edward the Elder appears to have been consummated before his accession to the throne (899). If Æthelstan was aged thirty when he was elected king (924), as William of Malmesbury claims he was,〔William of Malmesbury, ''Gesta regum'' II ch. 133.〕 the year of his birth would have been 893 or 894.〔Yorke, “Edward as ætheling.” p. 33.〕 By this time, Edward had reached majority and one of his priorities would have been to secure the continuation of Alfred's line.〔The date coincides roughly with Edward's first recorded military achievement (893) and with the first charter witnessed by him, (S 348 ) (AD 892). Miller, "Edward the Elder."; Yorke, “Edward as ætheling.” p. 33.〕 No sources report what became of Ecgwynn afterwards, though two events are directly relevant. First, William writes that on King Alfred's instigation, Æthelstan was sent to be raised at the Mercian court of his aunt Æthelflæd.〔William of Malmesbury, ''Gesta regum'' II ch. 125 and 133.〕 Second, it is known that by 901, Edward had taken to wife Ælfflæd, a daughter of ealdorman Æthelhelm.〔Miller, “Edward the Elder.”〕 The reason for this decision is unclear. It may simply have been that Ecgwynn was no longer alive in 899 and that it was therefore only natural that Edward looked for a fresh bride.〔 It is also possible that Edward's first marriage was thought to lack the political import that was needed to buttress his position as king of the English.〔Yorke, ''Bishop Æthelwold''. p. 70.〕 Alfred may have been responsible for arranging the first marriage and so his death in 899 would have afforded Edward and his counsellors room to follow a different course.〔Nelson, “Reconstructing a royal family.” p. 64 and 64 note 89.〕
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