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title: Statue of Aethelflaed
author: Elliot Brown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8254/statue-of-aethelflaed/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2024-12-12
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# Statue of Aethelflaed
_Authored by Elliot Brown_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8254.jpg)
## Image Caption
Statue of [Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aethelflaed,_Lady_of_the_Mercians/) (r. 911-918) at Tamworth Castle in Staffordshire, Great [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/).
[Aethelflaed](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aethelflaed,_Lady_of_the_Mercians/) fortified Tamworth with the construction of an earthen burh in 913, and it was also the place of her [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) in 918. The statue itself dates from 1913 and was commissioned in her memory.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Brown, E. (2018, March 05). Statue of Aethelflaed. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Brown, Elliot. "Statue of Aethelflaed." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 05, 2018. .
### MLA
Brown, Elliot. "Statue of Aethelflaed." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Mar 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/6839733274)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/6839733274) by [**Elliot Brown**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/6839733274). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 05 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.