Ælfhere (floruit 956–983) was ealdorman of Mercia. His family along with those of Æthelstan Half-King and Æthelstan Rota rose to greatness in the middle third of the 10th century. In the reign of Edward the Martyr Ælfhere was a leader of the anti-monastic reaction and an ally of Edward’s stepmother Queen Dowager Ælfthryth.
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