King Edgar^{[1, 2]}

Abt 943 - 975  (~ 32 years)

• Name	Edgar
  Prefix	King
  Born	Abt 943
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jul 975  [3]
  Person ID	I2552	Schuerman-Wood-Worden
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	King Edmund I,   b. Abt 922,   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Glocestershire, England  (Age ~ 24 years)
  Mother	St. Elgiva,   d. Abt 944
  Family ID	F1084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Aethelflaed
  Children	1. King Edward,   b. Abt 962,   d. 18 Mar 978/979  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F1083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Aethelthryth
  Children	1. King Aethelred II,   b. Abt 968,   d. 23 Apr 1016  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F1079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  King of England, 959-975. During his reign there was a lull in Viking activity. Promulgated laws, while recognizing Danish customs in the areas they lived. About 973, instituted reform of coinage. Worked closely with the Church. Much is made of his being rowed on the Dee by eight Kings of the realm (including Welsh and Scots) symbolizing their loyalty to him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] Oxford Companion to British History, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997), p. 324. [S102] Henry Project (website), Baldwin, Stewart , (sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/henry.htm). [S103] Oxford Companion to British History, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997), p. 329.