aelfwig

Updated: January 20, 2026

In the centre of this array flew the royal standard, and around it were the three royal brothers, Aelfwig their uncle, with his monk's cowl over his helmet, and their nephew, Hakon, the son of Sweyn. The housecarls were in a triple line.

G. A. (George Alfred) Henty - Wulf the Saxon : A Story of the Norman Conquest