Edward the Martyr
Britishnoun
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According to lore, in 978 A.D., the Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Martyr returned thirsty from a hunting trip.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
Here Edward the Martyr was brought after his murder at Corfe Castle, the body being afterwards transferred to Shaftesbury with great pomp and splendour.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric
Elgiva, the queen of the Saxon King Edward the Elder, was buried in the Abbey at Shaftesbury, as were also the remains of Edward the Martyr, who was murdered by Elfrida his step-mother in 980.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
He died in 975, and was succeeded by his son Edward the Martyr.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
After the death of Edgar came the short reign of Edward the Martyr, whose murder at Corfe Castle brought about the fall of Dunstan and the enthronement of Ethelred.
From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Leighton, Robert
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