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
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
On the pedestal which bears up the Stone are the names of the kings who were crowned on it: Edward the Elder, Ethelstan, Edmund, Edred, Edwig, Edward the Martyr, and Ethelred the Unready.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
This was the Edward known as St Edward the Martyr.
From Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days by Hickey, Emily
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.
From Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
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