King Edmund of East Anglia

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings held_in_Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:East_Anglian_saints
gptkb:the_Viking_Age
gptkb:St._Edmund's_Abbey
gptkb:St._Edmund's_Day
royal lineage
the_East_Anglian_royal_family
the_history_of_East_Anglia
the_spread_of_Christianity_in_East_Anglia
gptkbp:battle Battle_of_Hoxne
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:East_Anglia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:canonizedBy c. 903
gptkbp:celebrates churches
gptkbp:contemporary King Alfred the Great
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired local legends
gptkbp:culturalSignificance patron_saint_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:deathPlace Hoxne
gptkbp:defeated Vikings
gptkbp:depictedIn artworks
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father King_Æthelweard
gptkbp:feastDay November 20
gptkbp:historicalContext 9th century England
gptkbp:historicalImpact Christianization of England
gptkbp:historicalLegacy remains a figure of folklore
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalRole leader against invaders
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edmund of East Anglia
gptkbp:influence Anglo-Saxon_culture
gptkbp:influenced later_kings_of_England
gptkbp:influencedBy local traditions
Christian_missionaries
gptkbp:knownFor his piety
martyrdom
his leadership qualities
his bravery in battle
defending his kingdom
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for literature
gptkbp:mother Queen Ælfflæd
gptkbp:portrayedBy martyr in iconography
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_Æthelberht_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:reign c. 855 - 869
gptkbp:successor King_Æthelred_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:symbol wolf
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Christianity