Edmund I of East Anglia

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Saint_Edmund
gptkb:Bury_St_Edmunds_Abbey
local legends
Viking raids
the fight against paganism
Christian_martyrdom
East_Anglian_culture
East_Anglian_resistance
the_East_Anglian_nobility
the_establishment_of_Christianity_in_East_Anglia
gptkbp:battle Battle of Hæþfeld
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:St._Edmund's_Day
gptkbp:children unknown
gptkbp:culturalHeritage various artworks
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired legends and folklore
gptkbp:death 869
gptkbp:defeated Vikings
gptkbp:depictedIn medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father Aethelwulf
gptkbp:feastDay November 20
gptkbp:historicalContext 9th century England
gptkbp:historicalImpact inspired future saints
gptkbp:historicalLegacy remains a figure of local pride.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
various chronicles
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of resistance against Viking invasions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edmund I of East Anglia
gptkbp:influencedBy Christian_missionaries
gptkbp:influenceOn later_English_kings
gptkbp:knownFor his piety
martyrdom
his leadership during invasions
defending his kingdom
gptkbp:legacy patron_saint_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:mother Osburh
gptkbp:predecessor Aethelberht
gptkbp:reign c. 855
c. 855 – 869
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse unknown
gptkbp:successor Aethelwold
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_East_Anglia
gptkb:King_of_the_East_Angles
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Catholic_Church