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<p> A king of Saxon [[England]] from 959 to 975, surnamed the Peaceful; promoted the union and consolidation of the Danish and Saxon elements within his realm; cleared [[Wales]] of wolves by exacting of its inhabitants a levy of 300 wolves' heads yearly; eight kings are said to have done him homage by rowing him on the Dee; St. Dunstan, the archbishop of Canterbury, was the most prominent figure of the reign. </p> | <p> A king of Saxon [[England]] from 959 to 975, surnamed the Peaceful; promoted the union and consolidation of the Danish and Saxon elements within his realm; cleared [[Wales]] of wolves by exacting of its inhabitants a levy of 300 wolves' heads yearly; eight kings are said to have done him homage by rowing him on the Dee; St. Dunstan, the archbishop of Canterbury, was the most prominent figure of the reign. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72824"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/edgar Edgar from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72824"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/edgar Edgar from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 15 October 2021
Edgar [1]
A king of Saxon England from 959 to 975, surnamed the Peaceful; promoted the union and consolidation of the Danish and Saxon elements within his realm; cleared Wales of wolves by exacting of its inhabitants a levy of 300 wolves' heads yearly; eight kings are said to have done him homage by rowing him on the Dee; St. Dunstan, the archbishop of Canterbury, was the most prominent figure of the reign.