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In the Bernard Cornwell book series "The Saxon Stories," and the TV show "The Last Kingdom" (based on those books), King Alfred's wife's name is Latinized as Aelswith. This was likely so the name could be visually similar to Anglo-Saxon names on other characters, but the etymology of Ealhswiþ is different as it doesn't contain the ash (Æ) that was omitted in the TV show.The historical figure's name is usually Latinized as Ealhswith or Ealswitha.

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