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 garrisoned Thelwall and strengthened the passages of the Mersey and the Irwell.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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
This change was consequent on an edict of Edward the Elder for the revival of religion, which had been brought down to a low ebb by the frequent and terrible incursions of the Danes.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
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