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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), ~~also known~~ as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), later venerated as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
			===Reign and death===
	In 865, the [[Great Heathen Army]] invaded East Anglia as part of the [[Viking expansion]] into [[England]]. By the following year, Edmund had a truce in place with [[Ivarr the Boneless]] and [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]]. He once sent two heralds to speak with them and attempt a conversion, but Ivarr killed one of them and scared the other. Fearing his life, the remaining herald passed the message that Edmund thanked them for abiding by the truce and gifted them 2000 pounds of [[silver]] as a sign of respect and hope that the peace would continue. Ivarr sent him away, asking instead for a hundred strong [[horse]]s in 10 days.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Boneless]]</ref>		In 865, the [[Great Heathen Army]] invaded East Anglia as part of the [[Viking expansion]] into [[England]]. By the following year, Edmund had a truce in place with [[Ivarr the Boneless]] and [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]]. He once sent two heralds to speak with them and attempt a conversion, but Ivarr killed one of them and scared the other. Fearing his life, the remaining herald passed the message that Edmund thanked them for abiding by the truce and gifted them 2000 pounds of [[silver]] as a sign of respect and hope that the peace would continue. Ivarr sent him away, asking instead for a hundred strong [[horse]]s in 10 days.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Boneless]]</ref>

	Four years later, emissaries met with Edmund and demanded that he renounce [[Christianity]] and accept [[Danelaw]] as the new law of the land. Edmund refused to recant his beliefs and challenged his aggressors to do their worst.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Edmund the Martyr}}</ref> Furious, the Danes tied him up and beat him,<ref name="EdmundsArrows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Edmund's Arrows]]</ref> then shot him so full of [[arrow]]s he was "entirely covered with their missiles, like the bristles of a hedgehog,"<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> before ultimately beheading the body. Edmund's steadfastness in willingly dying for his faith earned him the title of martyr.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Four years later, emissaries met with Edmund and demanded that he renounce [[Christianity]] and accept [[Danelaw]] as the new law of the land. Edmund refused to recant his beliefs and challenged his aggressors to do their worst.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Edmund the Martyr}}</ref> Furious, the Danes tied him up and beat him,<ref name="EdmundsArrows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Edmund's Arrows]]</ref> then shot him so full of [[arrow]]s he was "entirely covered with their missiles, like the bristles of a hedgehog,"<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> before ultimately beheading the body. Edmund's steadfastness in willingly dying for his faith earned him the title of martyr.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Following his death, Edmund was buried in the [[church]] crypt in the village of [[King's Bury]] near [[Thetford\|Theotford]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Raising Iron]]</ref>		Following his death, Edmund was buried in the [[church]] crypt in the village of [[King's Bury]] near [[Thetford\|Theotford]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Raising Iron]]</ref>

	==Legacy==		===Legacy===
	[[File:ACV Edmund's Throne.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Edmund's throne in Northwic, where he was allegedly executed with arrows]]		[[File:ACV Edmund's Throne.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Edmund's throne in Northwic, where he was allegedly executed with arrows]]
	By 873, Ivarr the Boneless claimed personal credit for having killed Edmund,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> but this could not be proven, as there were conflicting claims that Ubba had killed the king instead,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> though Ubba never challenged Ivarr on his boasts.		By 873, Ivarr the Boneless claimed personal credit for having killed Edmund,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> but this could not be proven, as there were conflicting claims that Ubba had killed the king instead,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> though Ubba never challenged Ivarr on his boasts.

	During the ~~9th century CE~~, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] learned of the king's death after opportunistically taking the arrows embedded in his throne. A local [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] woman informed her of the weapons' history and offered to buy them back for her own {{Wiki\|Hagiography\|hagiographical}} study, which Eivor accepted.<ref name="EdmundsArrows"/>		During the next following years, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] learned of the king's death after opportunistically taking the arrows embedded in his throne. A local [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] woman informed her of the weapons' history and offered to buy them back for her own {{Wiki\|Hagiography\|hagiographical}} study, which Eivor accepted.<ref name="EdmundsArrows"/>

			By 879, his lands were given to the newly baptized [[Guthrum]] by King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]], although the lands were not Alfred's to give.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: The Gift of East Anglia]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Although tradition holds that Edmund died in the as-yet unidentified place known as Haegelisdun,<ref name="Wiki"/> a fact upheld in the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' tie-in novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'', the ''Valhalla'' memory "[[Edmund's Arrows]]" instead says that he died in [[Norwich]], pinned to his throne by arrows which were considered holy artifacts after Edmund's later {{Wiki\|canonization}} .		Although tradition holds that Edmund died in the as-yet unidentified place known as Haegelisdun,<ref name="Wiki"/> a fact upheld in the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' tie-in novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'', the ''Valhalla'' memory "[[Edmund's Arrows]]" instead says that he died in [[Norwich]], pinned to his throne by arrows which were considered holy artifacts after Edmund's later {{Wiki\|canonization}}.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (~~Old English: Ēadmund;~~ c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (Old English: Ēadmund; c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (~~Old English: Ēadmund;~~ c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (Old English: Ēadmund; c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (~~Old English: Ēadmund;~~ c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (Old English: Ēadmund; c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – ~~870~~), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (c. 841 – 869), also known as '''Saint Edmund''', was King of [[East Anglia]] from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by [[Æthelred II of East Anglia\|Æthelred II]].

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