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Arden and Aelfwynn

Aelfwynn was banished to a convent and there is no evidence whatsoever that she was allowed to marry anyone, let alone that she married Loefwine. The name and origin of Leofwine's wife is entirely unknown. The Arden descent from the Ealdormen of Merica is nothing but wishful thinking. It is not accepted by modern scholars. Further, they never held the title, making the inclusion of the descent here irrelevant. I have also removed the connection upstream of Eadburh, which is pure guesswork. Agricolae (talk) 01:59, 25 September 2010 (UTC)