Edward the Elder
Britishnoun
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"In the AD910s, around the time this coin was struck, you've got King Edward the Elder moving east and north to reconquer East Anglia, which the Vikings held since they did-in King Edmund."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2022
"While they may have become Christian, they still have to be reconquered by Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great," said Mr Marsden.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2022
About 915 Edward the Elder wrested the fen-country from the Danes, repairing and fortifying Huntingdon, and a few years later the district was included in the earldom of East Anglia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
Of the castle, built by Edward the Elder in 905, there still remain several large fragments of an embattled wall, partly Norman, and a postern gate.
From Hertfordshire by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)
One specimen made in 905 by Aelfled, the queen of Edward, the Elder, is now treasured in Durham Cathedral.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)
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