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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Life as ætheling=== | ===Life as ætheling=== | ||
In the early | In the early 890s, nearly a whole generation since Alfred had crowned the [[Vikings|Viking]] chieftain [[Guthrum]] as [[East Anglia]]'s king and the {{Wiki|Treaty of Wedmore}}'s signing in 878, a new wave of Vikings from the [[Europe]]an continent landed on the shores of [[Kent]], with the goal to continue their [[Viking expansion|invasion]]. Edward begged his father to grant him an army to repel the [[Norse mythology|heathen]] invaders. Eventually acquiescing to his request, Alfred told Edward to warn his brother-in-law, [[Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians|Æthelred]].<ref name="EoH">''[[Echoes of History|Echoes of History: Vikings]]'' – Episode 5: The Dawn of a New Era</ref> | ||
===Reign=== | ===Reign=== | ||
From 893 to 896,<ref name="WP">{{WP|Edward the Elder}}</ref> Edward and Æthelred successfully pushed back some of the Vikings. However, in 899 tragedy struck when | From 893 to 896,<ref name="WP">{{WP|Edward the Elder}}</ref> Edward and Æthelred successfully pushed back some of the Vikings. However, in 899 tragedy struck when Alfred passed away. After his father's death, Edward was named king<ref name="EoH"/> and coronated the following year. By this time, he had already married his first wife {{Wiki|Ecgwynn}}, and fathered a son, [[Æthelstan]], and a daughter.<ref name="WP"/> Edward and Æthelstan would go on to defeat the Danish princes of East Anglia, the five boroughs, and [[York|Jorvík]].<ref name="EoH"/> | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
After Edward's death, he was succeeded by Æthelstan.<ref name="WP"/> Their eventual successor, King [[Edgar the Peaceful|Edgar]], would undo all their hard work trying to purge their lands of Danes due to his overly-peaceful reign allowing the Vikings to regroup.<ref name="EoH"/> | After Edward's death, he was succeeded as king by Æthelstan.<ref name="WP"/> Their eventual successor, King [[Edgar the Peaceful|Edgar]], would undo all their hard work trying to purge their lands of Danes due to his overly-peaceful reign allowing the Vikings to regroup.<ref name="EoH"/> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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[[Category:English people]] | [[Category:English people]] | ||
[[Category:Monarchs of England]] | [[Category:Monarchs of England]] | ||
[[Category:House of Wessex]] | [[Category:House of Wessex]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:58, 3 May 2026
Edward (c. 874 – 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons, succeeding his father Alfred the Great. His reign lasted from 899 until his death.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Life as ætheling[edit | edit source]
In the early 890s, nearly a whole generation since Alfred had crowned the Viking chieftain Guthrum as East Anglia's king and the Treaty of Wedmore's signing in 878, a new wave of Vikings from the European continent landed on the shores of Kent, with the goal to continue their invasion. Edward begged his father to grant him an army to repel the heathen invaders. Eventually acquiescing to his request, Alfred told Edward to warn his brother-in-law, Æthelred.[1]
Reign[edit | edit source]
From 893 to 896,[2] Edward and Æthelred successfully pushed back some of the Vikings. However, in 899 tragedy struck when Alfred passed away. After his father's death, Edward was named king[1] and coronated the following year. By this time, he had already married his first wife Ecgwynn, and fathered a son, Æthelstan, and a daughter.[2] Edward and Æthelstan would go on to defeat the Danish princes of East Anglia, the five boroughs, and Jorvík.[1]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
After Edward's death, he was succeeded as king by Æthelstan.[2] Their eventual successor, King Edgar, would undo all their hard work trying to purge their lands of Danes due to his overly-peaceful reign allowing the Vikings to regroup.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Echoes of History (voice only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 5: The Dawn of a New Era
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
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