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Eadwig

British  
/ ˈɛdwɪɡ, ˈɛdwɪ /

noun

  1. died 959 ad , king of England (955–57)

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He believes the psalter's capital letters were based on designs created by a master scribe, Eadwig Basan, who is not known to have been working in Canterbury until a few years after Alphege's death.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2020

To which is added, an Inquiry into the Life and Character of King Eadwig, from the Author's MS. 8vo. 12s.

From Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 by Various

Eadwig, reign of, 64; his quarrel with the clergy, 65; his marriage and death, 67.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

Dunstan, character and work of, 65; banished by Eadwig, 67; becomes Eadgar's Minister, ib.; his attitude towards the monks, 68; supports Eadward's succession, 78; death of, 79.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

In 959 Eadwig died, and Eadgar became king south of the Thames.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William