Personal Information: ethnicityEdwin 2
born in York
Scholarly Info
Personal Information | born in York |
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Primary Source Info
Original Text |
... Euborica genitus ... |
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Notes:
Godman 1982, p. 13, note to line 91, observes: 'Bede never says that Edwin was born at York. Alcuin's statement may reflect an authentic tradition, or it may be part of his general attempt to focus the events of Edwin's reign on that city.'
Persons associated with this Factoid:
- Primary: Edwin 2
(King of the Northumbrians, 616-633)