Event: Advice/counsel, Killing/murder, Marriage, Vowing celibacy/chastity/virginity/povertyEdward 15.marriage to Eadgyth 3

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Description Edward 15 fearing harm from the power of such a great man [as Godwine 51], of from his usual guile, consulted the Normans whose loyal support strengthened him. He willingly forgave Godwine 51 the shameful murder of his brother Alfred 54, and in order to maintain a perpetually strong and affectionate bond between them, he married Godwine 51's daughter Edith (Eadgyth 3), if only in name. It is said that actually both always remained virgin.
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