Ælfgifu of York

Ælfgifu of York (fl. c. 970 – 1002) was the first wife of Æthelred the Unready (r. 978–1016), by whom she bore many offspring, including Edmund Ironside. It is most probable that she was a daughter of Thored, Earl of southern Northumbria.

Ælfgifu of York

Ælfgifu of York (fl. c. 970 – 1002) was the first wife of Æthelred the Unready (r. 978–1016), by whom she bore many offspring, including Edmund Ironside. It is most probable that she was a daughter of Thored, Earl of southern Northumbria.