Happy Aethelflaed Day, everyone!
Aethelflaed (870-918), daughter of Alfred the Great, is remembered as the Lady of the Mercians, and is something of a feminist icon. With her brother, who later became King Edward the Elder, she ruled over much of Mercia from 911, successfully fighting off the Vikings. She died on this day 1,108 years ago (have I got that right?).
Above is a strange and, er, somewhat unsatisfactory statue of Aethelflaed, which stands on a traffic island in Tamworth, the Mercian capital.
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