Location: East Anglia / East Anglia

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref. Primary Person Short Description
Event Asser.VitAlfredi  67   The pagans who lived in East Anglia (Anonymi 186) gathered ships (Anonymi 187) from everywhere.
Event Asser.VitAlfredi  60   Dividing up the province, Anonymi 79 began to live there.
Event Asser.VitAlfredi  21   The whole army (Anonymi 34) was to very large degree provided with horses.
Event Asser.VitAlfredi  21   Anonymi 34 wintered in the kingdom of the East Saxons.
Office S1428a    Ealdwulf 3 held office of King (king of the East Angles)
Office Bede.HE  iv.5 Badwine 2 He was appointed as one of two bishops for the East Angles
Occupation ASC (A)  917 A (p. 67), 921 G (p. 80) Anonymi 1460 Landhere
Occupation ASC (A)  917 A (p. 68), 921 G (p. 81) Anonymi 1445 Here
Occupation ASC (A)  917 A (p. 67), 921 G (p. 80) Anonymi 1433 Here
Occupation ASC (A)  917 A (p. 67), 921 G (p. 79) Anonymi 1431 Fierd
Occupation ASC (A)  917 A (p. 67), 921 G (p. 79) Anonymi 1427 Here
Occupation ASC (A)  917 A (p. 67), 921 G (p. 78) Anonymi 1425 Here
Event ASC (A)  917 A (p. 67), 921 G (p. 79)   A great army from the East Angles and the land of the Mercians (Anonymi 1427) gathered.
Event ASC (A)  917 A (p. 67), 921 G (p. 78)   The here (Anonymi 1425) went from Huntingdon and the East Angles [to Tempsford].
Office Bede.HE  iv.5 Acca 2 held office of Bishop
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  3   Edmund 6 not so much elected out of natural succession as forced to rule
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5   Ivar 1 left Ubba 5 and suddenly approached East Anglia from the north-eastern region with a great fleet.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5   Ivar 1 set a city on fire and ordered the massacre of the inhabitants.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6   Ivar 1 questioned Anonymi 1733 about Edmund 6.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6   Ivar 1 murdered Anonymi 1734
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6   Ivar 1 did not dare to leave his fleet without a strong force.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  12   Ivar 1 departed with Anonymi 1731 to engage in devastation elsewhere
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  13   The head of Edmund 6 was brought back to his body and the two joined together were committed to a sepulchre.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  13   Anonymi 1737 built over the grave a chapel of mean construction.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  13   Edmund 6 was manifesting his merits before God by numerous signs of miracles
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  14   At the time of his translation to the new church at Bury St Edmund's, his body was found whole and sound.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  14   Edmund 6 was with reverence proclaimed to be a saint.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  15   Theodred 3 ordered Anonymi 1739 to be fixed to the gibbet together.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  15   Theodred 3 awarded himself penance because he regretted having ordered the execution of Anonymi 1739.
Event Abbo.PassioEadmundi  15   Theodred 3 persuaded the people of his diocese that by three days of fasting he might be removed from the divine wrath due to his uncanonical execution of Anonymi 1739.
Status Abbo.PassioEadmundi  3 Edmund 6 held status of Nobleman / Nobleman
Status Abbo.PassioEadmundi  3 Edmund 6 held status of Royal person / Royal person
Status Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 Anonymi 1734 held status of Nobleman / Nobleman
Office Abbo.PassioEadmundi  Preface Edmund 6 held office of King
Office Abbo.PassioEadmundi  3 Edmund 6 held office of Lord of
Office Abbo.PassioEadmundi  3 Edmund 6 held office of Ruler
Office Abbo.PassioEadmundi  15 Theodred 3 held office of Bishop
Occupation Abbo.PassioEadmundi  2 Anonymi 1730 Monk
Occupation Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 Anonymi 1734 Warrior
Occupation Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8 Anonymi 1734 Warrior
Possession Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 Ivar 1 fleet
Possession Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 Ivar 1 a great fleet
Office ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  CE 1043 Stigand 1 bishop of the East Angles
Event Anon.LiberEliensis  I.39   King Edmund 6 was killed by King Ivar 1.
Event S1074      Writ of King Edward 15 announcing that he has granted the land at Pakenham, Suffolk, to St Edmund as fully and completely as Osgot 5 had it.
Event S1083      Writ of King Edward 15 announcing the appointment of Baldwin 5 as abbot of Bury.
Event S1085      Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has granted to Abbot Baldwin 5 a moneyer within Bury St Edmunds.
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.23.1 Stigand 1 held office of Bishop
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.1 Felix 2 held office of Bishop
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.3 Beorhtgils 1 held office of Bishop
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.3 Bisi 1 held office of Bishop for Theodore 1
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.4 Willred 1 held office of Bishop
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.4 Humberht 4 held office of Bishop
Event WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.5   Beornwulf 3 and Ludeca 1 invaded the province of East Anglia, and the bishops [of it] were rendered destitute. It is true that both kings were killed there, but the two bishoprics [of Dunwich and of Elmham] too came to an end, and merged into one, with its seat at the not particularly large village of Elmham.
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.20 Edmund 6 held office of King
Event WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.21   Danish chieftains Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 arrived to plunder the provinces of the Northumbrians and East Angles. Ivar 1 captured the king [Edmund 6], who made no resistance, but threw away is weapons and lay praying flat on the ground; and after various tortures he was beheaded.
Event WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.22-27   Edmund 6 worked miracles: his head, lost in the bushes, spoke to Anonymi 1738 and thus was found; a wolf guarded his body; when forgotten by the locals, Edmund 6 appeared to them in visions and dreams and healing the blind; his head grew back on to the body, the previous injury marked by a scarlet scar; the dead man's hair and nails continued to grow, and a holy woman Oswynn 1 would every year trim them; a youth called Leofstan 3, who demanded to see the martyr's body to test his sanctity, went mad and soon died. Edmund 6 was venerated even by kings, who used to send him their royal crowns and then buy them back for large sums of money.
Office EMC Coin  2001.1265 (N 456 (Edmund EA)) Sigered 17 held office of Moneyer for Edmund 6
Office EMC Coin  2001.1265 (N 456 (Edmund EA)) Edmund 6 held office of King
Office EMC Coin  2001.0551 (N 363 (Cn. 98)) Lulla 13 held office of Moneyer for Cenwulf 3
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2001.0551 (N 363 (Cn. 98)) Lulla 13
Office EMC Coin  2001.0551 (N 363 (Cn. 98)) Cenwulf 3 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2001.0551 (N 363 (Cn. 98)) Cenwulf 3
Office EMC Coin  1995.0119 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Forthred 6 held office of Moneyer for Æthelred 44
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1995.0119 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Forthred 6
Office EMC Coin  1995.0119 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Æthelred 44 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1995.0119 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Æthelred 44
Office EMC Coin  1995.0118 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Eanred 13 held office of Moneyer for Æthelred 44
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1995.0118 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Eanred 13
Office EMC Coin  1995.0118 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Æthelred 44 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1995.0118 (N 188 ('Styca' of Æthelred II First reign)) Æthelred 44
Office EMC Coin  2005.0056 (N 830 (Bust Facing / Small Cross) (Hild. Ac)) Arncetel 4 held office of Moneyer for Edward 15
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2005.0056 (N 830 (Bust Facing / Small Cross) (Hild. Ac)) Arncetel 4
Office EMC Coin  2005.0056 (N 830 (Bust Facing / Small Cross) (Hild. Ac)) Edward 15 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2005.0056 (N 830 (Bust Facing / Small Cross) (Hild. Ac)) Edward 15
Office EMC Coin  2001.1264 (N 457 (Edmund EA)) Æthelwulf 40 held office of Moneyer for Edmund 6
Office EMC Coin  2001.1264 (N 457 (Edmund EA)) Edmund 6 held office of King
Office EMC Coin  2008.0007 (N 741 (Two-Line (H): HT NE V)) Adelaver 2 held office of Moneyer for Edgar 11
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2008.0007 (N 741 (Two-Line (H): HT NE V)) Adelaver 2
Office EMC Coin  2008.0007 (N 741 (Two-Line (H): HT NE V)) Edgar 11 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2008.0007 (N 741 (Two-Line (H): HT NE V)) Edgar 11
Office EMC Coin  2001.1263 (N 462 (Edmund EA)) Edmund 6 held office of King
Office EMC Coin  2001.1263 (N 462 (Edmund EA)) Twicga 2 held office of Moneyer for Edmund 6
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1988.0139 (N 227.1 (Abp Æthelheard Group I with Offa)) Offa 7
Office EMC Coin  1988.0139 (N 227.1 (Abp Æthelheard Group I with Offa)) Offa 7 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1988.0139 (N 227.1 (Abp Æthelheard Group I with Offa)) Æthelheard 13
Office EMC Coin  1988.0139 (N 227.1 (Abp Æthelheard Group I with Offa)) Æthelheard 13 held office of Archbishop
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2001.0552 (N 752 (Reform portrait)) Edgar 11
Office EMC Coin  2001.0552 (N 752 (Reform portrait)) Edgar 11 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  2001.0552 (N 752 (Reform portrait)) Wulfric 113
Office EMC Coin  2001.0552 (N 752 (Reform portrait)) Wulfric 113 held office of Moneyer for Edgar 11