Excerpt from The New American Cyclopaedia, Vol. 7: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge; Edward Fueros

Edward I., surnamed the Elder, son and successor of Alfred, king of the West Saxons, ascended the throne in 901, died in 925. His claim to the throne, though recognized by the witenagemote, was disputed by his cousin Ethel wald, who gained the support of the Northum brian and East An glian Danes. The rebels march ed through the counties of Gloucester, Oxford, and Wilts, and Edward, unable directly to oppose them, retaliated their ravages in the country of the East Angles. He thought proper to with draw his army, loaded with booty, before the approach of the rebels, but the venturous Kent ish men, greedy of more spoil, stayed behind in defiance of orders. They were assaulted by the East Angles, and resisted so valiantly that though obliged at last to retreat, it was not till after they had slain a great number of the bravest of the enemy, and had terminated the rebellion by causing the death of Ethelwald himself. The reign of Edward, as of many of his predeces sors and successors, was occupied with subduing the turbulent Danes, who abounded and were constantly reenforced in the provinces of East Anglia and Northumbria. In this task he was assisted by his sister Ethelfieda, who governed Mercia. He protected his territories by for tresses which gradually became centres of trade and population. He gained two signal victories at Temsford and Maldon, and subjected all the tribes from Northumbria to the channel to his immediate control. He was-twice married, and left a numerous family, and 3 of his sons, Athel stan, Edmund, and Edred, successively occupied the throne.

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