Edgar Atheling
Britishnoun
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The men who never quarrelled with him were Lanfranc, Edgar Atheling, and William Fitzosborn.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
“Then, Henry of Normandy, I, Edgar Atheling, kiss thine hand, and become thy man; and may God deal with thee, as thou dost with England.”
From More Bywords by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The party of Edgar Atheling prevailed, and he was owned king by the city of London, which even at this time was exceedingly powerful, and by the greatest part of the nobility then present.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
Edgar Atheling, son of Edward the Outlaw, was the only surviving male of the royal line, but he was not old enough to succeed to the throne, and Harold II. accepted the portfolio.
From Comic History of England by Nye, Bill
They disembarked on the shores of the Humber, and, joined by Edgar Atheling and his army, advanced to York, laying waste the land they passed through.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
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