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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (circa 840 - November 20, 870) was King of [[East Anglia]] from 855, ~~succeding~~ [[Aethelweard]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (circa 840 - November 20, 870) was [[King]] of [[East Anglia]] from 855, [[becoming king\|succeeding]] [[Aethelweard]].

	In 870 Danish raiders led by Hinguar and Hubba began plundering [[Northumberland]] and [[Mercia]], burning ~~churches~~ and monasteries and soon moved south into Edmund's lands. Edmund raised an army and met the Danes in Thetford. Finding himself outnumbered he retreated to his castle in Suffolk, before being captured. Turning down a number of demands on the grounds that they were prejudicial to his [[Christian]] faith, he was tied to a tree and shot with ~~arrows~~ before being decapitated.		In 870 [[Denmark\|Danish]] raiders led by Hinguar and Hubba began plundering [[Northumberland]] and [[Mercia]], burning [[church]]es and [[monastery\|monasteries]] and soon moved south into Edmund's lands. Edmund raised an [[army]] and met the Danes in Thetford. Finding himself outnumbered he retreated to his [[castle]] in Suffolk, before being captured. Turning down a number of demands on the grounds that they were prejudicial to his [[Christian]] [[religion\|faith]], he was tied to a tree and shot with [[arrow]]s before being decapitated.

	Edmund was later recognised as a [[saint]], and his [[feast day]] is the 20th of November.		Edmund was later recognised as a [[saint]], and his [[feast day]] is the 20th of November.

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	Edmund was later recognised as a [[saint]], and his [[feast day]] is the 20th of November.		Edmund was later recognised as a [[saint]], and his [[feast day]] is the 20th of November.

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	In 870 Danish raiders led by Hinguar and Hubba began plundering [[Northumberland]] and [[Mercia]], burning churches and monasteries and soon moved south into Edmund's lands. Edmund raised an army and met the Danes in Thetford. Finding himself outnumbered he retreated to his castle in Suffolk, before being captured. Turning down a number of demands on the grounds that they were prejudicial to his [[Christian]] faith, he was tied to a tree and shot with arrows before being decapitated.		In 870 Danish raiders led by Hinguar and Hubba began plundering [[Northumberland]] and [[Mercia]], burning churches and monasteries and soon moved south into Edmund's lands. Edmund raised an army and met the Danes in Thetford. Finding himself outnumbered he retreated to his castle in Suffolk, before being captured. Turning down a number of demands on the grounds that they were prejudicial to his [[Christian]] faith, he was tied to a tree and shot with arrows before being decapitated.

	Edmund was later recognised as a [[saint]], and his feast day is the 20th of November.		Edmund was later recognised as a [[saint]], and his [[feast day]] is the 20th of November.

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	'''Edmund the Martyr''' (circa 840 - November 20, 870) was King of [[East Anglia]] from 855, succeding [[~~Offa~~]].		'''Edmund the Martyr''' (circa 840 - November 20, 870) was King of [[East Anglia]] from 855, succeding [[Aethelweard]].

	In 870 Danish raiders led by Hinguar and Hubba began plundering [[Northumberland]] and [[Mercia]], burning churches and monasteries and soon moved south into Edmund's lands. Edmund raised an army and met the Danes in Thetford. Finding himself outnumbered he retreated to his castle in Suffolk, before being captured. Turning down a number of demands on the grounds that they were prejudicial to his [[Christian]] faith, he was tied to a tree and shot with arrows before being decapitated.		In 870 Danish raiders led by Hinguar and Hubba began plundering [[Northumberland]] and [[Mercia]], burning churches and monasteries and soon moved south into Edmund's lands. Edmund raised an army and met the Danes in Thetford. Finding himself outnumbered he retreated to his castle in Suffolk, before being captured. Turning down a number of demands on the grounds that they were prejudicial to his [[Christian]] faith, he was tied to a tree and shot with arrows before being decapitated.

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'''Edmund the Martyr''' (circa 840 - November 20, 870) was King of [[East Anglia]] from 855, succeding [[Offa]].

In 870 Danish raiders led by Hinguar and Hubba began plundering [[Northumberland]] and [[Mercia]], burning churches and monasteries and soon moved south into Edmund's lands. Edmund raised an army and met the Danes in Thetford. Finding himself outnumbered he retreated to his castle in Suffolk, before being captured. Turning down a number of demands on the grounds that they were prejudicial to his [[Christian]] faith, he was tied to a tree and shot with arrows before being decapitated.

Edmund was later recognised as a [[saint]], and his feast day is the 20th of November.