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Check out this wonderful "attack" on Aethelflaed, by Gambity (https://t.co/xx6p3wlpZX)! Eeeee Executive Fancy!

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2022-07-04

Calm Before the Danes: Guest Post by Annie Whitehead : My novel, To Be a Queen, tells the story of Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great. She effectively became ruler of what was by then little more than a satellite kingdom of Wessex. https://t.co/lpyDhWUbj8

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2022-06-05

With character names like Aethelflaed, Aethelred and Aelflaed, this series one-ups Tolkien in obsolescent proper noun usage. Fortunately, the characters are incredibly well-written, and the plot moves like a bullet train with payoff after payoff. Highly recommended. 9 out of 10.

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2022-03-24

Blog post: Revisiting some of the 'evil' women of Mercia. And a brief mention of one who was anything but 'evil'...
https://t.co/UM8czrs4yP


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2020-08-15

Aethelflaed in an outfit she calls "Low-Risk, High Optics Bodyguard Outfit The result of a discussion about fashion beyond what you're given in The Outer Worlds. More on that over at Tumblr: https://t.co/g5QLwFU9AN…

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2020-08-06

Eight months later and I think I’m starting to get a handle on what Aethelflaed looks like.

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2020-06-28

Here's the original Ignacio Corva concept sketch of Aethelflaed for our I like the "thief/nun" approach. If only we had known back then to ask for macaroni to somehow be included.

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2020-06-19

Characters describe themselves on 's blog today. is there, and she's in great company!
https://t.co/m2D3K6mO08

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2020-06-01

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, was the only female ruler of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom (911 - 918) after her husband’s death. The daughter of Alfred the Great, she was a diplomat as well as a military leader, scoring several decisive victories over the Vikings.

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2020-04-30

Aethelflaed, Lady of The Mercians, lead the Mercians against the Danelaw.

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2019-03-09