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Noun: Edward the Martyr
  1. King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978)
    - Saint Edward the Martyr, St. Edward the Martyr

Type of: King of England, King of Great Britain, saint

Encyclopedia: Edward the Martyr