Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury was a 10th-century queen of the English and the first wife of King Edmund I. She lived during a period of significant royal activity in the Kingdom of England, serving as a queen from approximately 939 until her death in 944. As the mother of two future monarchs, Eadwig and Edgar, she held a central position within the royal lineage. She maintained a strong connection to the nunnery at Shaftesbury, where she was eventually laid to rest and recognized as a saint.