Edward the Elder
Britishnoun
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"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
"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
Edward the Elder had to combat Welsh invasions as well as Danish aggressiveness, and hence the erection of these castles in Mercia, where most of the minor fighting in that disturbed period occurred.
From The Annals of Willenhall by Frederick William Hackwood
Heirs of Edward: the English, descendants of Edward the Elder.
From Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose by Various
The Peterborough monk who did the reign of Stephen was much worse off for language than his predecessors either in the time of Edward the Elder or Edward the Confessor.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker
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