| To the monastery he had founded Athelstan presented some reputed relics of the saint. |
| In 937 Athelstan, then King of England, granted the privilege of sanctuary to Ripon, for a mile around the church. |
| But in 937 the English army under Athelstan defeated a combined force of Norse, Scots, and Strathclyde Welsh. |
| However, if this was so the status of keverangow before the time of King Athelstan is not recorded. |
| Later in Edward's reign, and in that of Athelstan, the kings of Wessex did extend their power far north. |
| The first step was to divide the shires into hundreds, a reorganisation which probably occurred during the reigns of Edward the Elder and Athelstan. |
