King of the English who died in 939 AD (9)

I believe the answer is:

athelstan

(Other definitions for athelstan that I've seen before include "King of Mercia and West Saxons" , "Early English king" , "King in the 10th century" , "Anglo-Saxon king" , "Old ruler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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