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.
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He died in 975, and was succeeded by his son Edward the Martyr.
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He next married �thelfl�d, “the white duck,” daughter of Earl Ordm�r, who bore him a son, afterwards known as Edward the Martyr.
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The church in the town, almost wholly rebuilt, is dedicated to St Edward the Martyr.
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It will be remembered that the lineage of the present royal house passes through the last-named son of Edmund Ironside to Egbert: Edgar Edward the Martyr, d.
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