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Saturday, 10 February 2018

Edmund I the Elder


Edmund of England:

Edmund I (Old English: Ēadmund, pronunced [æːɑdmund]; 921 – 26 May 946), called the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, or the Magnificent, was King of the English from 939 until his death.
He was a son of Edward the Elder and half-brother of Æthelstan. Æthelstan died on 27 October 939, and Edmund succeeded him as king.