Æthelstan first king of England
Events
- 936: Alan II, with support from Æthelstan, commences the reconquest of Brittany.
- c. 936: Gorm the Old becomes the first recognized king of Denmark, and thus the Danish Monarchy is founded.
- The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is established at þingvellir (“Thing Fields”). Chieftains from various tribes gather for 2 weeks at a thing (assembly) to settle disputes, arrange marriages, etc.; it continues in existence into the 21st century, as the world’s oldest parliament of the Icelandic Commonwealth.
