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Eadwig (also Edwy [1] or Eadwig All-Fair, [2] c. 940 – 1 October 959) was King of England from 23 November 955 until his death in 959. He was the elder son of Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu , who died in 944.
Eadwig, who was now the last surviving son by his father's first marriage, was banished in 1016 and then outlawed in 1017 by Cnut, however he was reconciled with Cnut the same year and allowed to live in England, but was murdered soon after at the instigation of Cnut, possibly after attempting to rally resistance in the south west. [4]
Eadwig Basan (Latin: Eaduuius Basan) was an eleventh-century monk and scribe of Christ Church Canterbury, who worked on several manuscripts, including the Eadwig Gospels and Eadwig Psalter, both of which were named after him, and the Grimbald Gospels.
The reign of Eadwig –– King of the English. [dk] c. 957: Eadwig's Charter to Abingdon Abbey. [dl] 959–975: The reign of Edgar the Peaceful –– King of the English. [dm] 975–978: The reign of Edward the Martyr –– King of the English. [dn] 978–1013: The first reign of Æthelred the Unready –– King of the English. [do]
Ælfgifu was Queen of the English as wife of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) for a brief period of time until 957 or 958. What little is known of her comes primarily by way of Anglo-Saxon charters, possibly including a will, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and hostile anecdotes in works of hagiography.
Ætheling was also used in a poetic sense to mean "a good and noble man". Old English verse often used ætheling to describe Christ, as well as various prophets and saints.. The hero of the 8th century Beowulf is introduced as an ætheling, possibly in the sense of a relative of the King of the Geats, though some translators render ætheling as "retaine
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Edgar's older brother, Eadwig, then became king and in 957 the kingdom was divided, Eadwig ruling south of the Thames and Edgar north of it. Historians disagree whether this was the result of a revolt by Edgar's supporters against Eadwig's incompetent rule or had been previously agreed.