| Born | 944 | Born at | |  | | Died | 975 | Buried at | Glastonbury | | | Edgar became King of Mercia and Northumbria from 957 and King of Wessex from October 959 making him ruler of the three most important areas of Britain. Edgar was formally crowned in 973 and recalled Bishop Dunstan from exile making him Archbishop of Canterbury and his chief advisor. Edgar married Ethelflead, Wulfthryth, and Elfthryth. Edgar kept his reign free from invasion which may have been due to links with the royal houses abroad. Five of his father's sisters were married to the heads of foreign countries including Germans and Vikings.
Selection of references used:
- J.D. Mackie,A History of Scotland,1978
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