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'''Edward the Elder''' (d.924) [[King]] of [[England]] (899-924), was elected by the [[Witan]] to succeed his father [[Alfred the Great]]. The decision was disputed by his cousin, Ethelwald, backed by the Northumbrian [[Vikings]] ([[Danes]]). Not until Ethalwald died in battle in 905 was Edward’s legitimacy as king secure.

'''Edward the Elder''' (d.924) [[King]] of [[England]] (899-924), was elected by the [[Witan]] to succeed his father [[Alfred the Great]]. The decision was disputed by his cousin, Ethelwald, backed by the Northumbrian [[Vikings]] ([[Danes]]). Not until Ethalwald died in battle in 905 was Edward’s legitimacy as king secure.

Edward is the first Anglo-Saxon king to be referred to in most modern references as King of “England” or “the English”, instead of the region of his immediate rule. By the time of his death he effectively controlled all England south of the [[River Humber]] and had his overlordship acknowledged by the [[Northumberland]] nobility as well as by the rulers of [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]].

Edward is the first Anglo-Saxon king to be referred to in most modern references as King of “England” or “the English”, instead of the region of his immediate rule. By the time of his death he effectively controlled all England south of the [[River Humber]] and had his overlordship acknowledged by the [[Northumberland]] nobility as well as by the rulers of [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]].

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