General Notes

Name Prefix:<NPFX> King
Edgar, the Peaceful, the fourth Boy King, was born in 943 a
nd died July 8, 975. He reigned from 959 to 975. It is reco
rded that Edgar, while keeping his court at Chester, was ro
wed down the River Dee, the oars manned by eight kings of n
eighboring tributary states. The story, though probably unt
rue, sets forth his power not only over his own immediate s
ubjects, but over the whole island. He had a well-trained a
rmy and a strong navy and his title shows that at least h
e lived on good terms with his neighbors. He married (1) Ae
thelflaed, and (2) Elfrida (Aelfthryth) of Devon, daughte
r of Ordgar, Earl of Devonshire, and widow of Ethelwold. Fr
om his first marriage he and his wife, Aethelflaed, had a s
on as follows:
1. Edward the Martyr, who reigned from 975 to 979, when h
e was murdered by his father's second wife, Elfrida, at Cor
fe.
By the second marriage, he and his wife, Elfrida, had a so
n as follows:
1. Ethelred II., the Unready