Heritage Services - Wessex Archaeology
Tests performed in Germany and the UK revealed that the bones, gently wrapped in silk, were indeed those of the person named on the sarcophagus: Eadgyth (or Edith), an Anglo-Saxon princess, and later Queen of the Germans. Saxon Queen Eadgyth’s remains discovered in Germany
Edith of Wessex (Old English: Ealdgyth; c. – 18 December ) was Queen of England through her marriage to Edward the Confessor from until Edward's death in Unlike most English queens in the 10th and 11th centuries, she was crowned. [1]. Princess Eadgyth - Athelstan Museum
On 20th January it was announced that the remains of King Athelstan’s half-sister Eadgyth (pronounced Edith), were believed to have been unearthed at Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany. The Dark Age Anglo-Saxon Princess Rediscovered Over 1000 ...
Remains of one of the oldest members of the English royal family, Edith of England, have been unearthed at the Magdeburger Dom in Germany. (image slideshow) A lead coffin was discovered, bearing her name ‘Eadgyth’ and accurately recording the transfer of her remains to the German cathedral in
The preliminary findings of this discovery will be announced at the conference ‘Princess Eadgyth of Wessex and her world‘ at the University of Bristol today. Tags: Anglo-Saxon, Archaeology, Battle of brunanburgh, Britain, Cathedral of magdeburg, Cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice, Edith of England, King athelstan, Mark horton.
The well is located in what was probably the late Saxon settlement of Brigstowe, which later became the centre of the medieval town of Bristol. Edith was a member of the House of Wessex and married Otto – the son and heir to King Henry the Fowler – in 929/30 to seal an alliance between the two Saxon kingdoms. When Otto succeeded Henry to the throne six years later, Edith was anointed queen and they had two children, before she passed away suddenly around 946.
Edith was a member of the House of Wessex and married Otto – the son and heir to King Henry the Fowler – in /30 to seal an alliance between. Edith at left on top panel. Edith was a common name in Anglo-Saxon England, and it’s hard to keep them all straight. You are more likely to see this name spelled Ealdgyth, Editha, Aldgyth, Eddeva, Aldyth, Eadgyth, Edyth I’m sure I missed a few. I like to think of her as Edith Godwindottir, but she is rarely found under that name.
EBK: St. Edith of Germany - Early British Kingdoms
Edith was a member of the House of Wessex and married Otto – the son and heir to King Henry the Fowler – in /30 to seal an alliance between the two Saxon kingdoms. When Otto succeeded Henry to the throne six years later, Edith was anointed queen and they had two children, before she passed away suddenly around Princess Eadgyth - Athelstan Museum
She was Queen of England, not Wessex. She did not belong to the House of Wessex like her husband Edward the Confessor. Since her father was first Earl of Wessex, I suppose that is why the name stuck, though I do find it puzzling. The Dark Age Anglo-Saxon Princess Rediscovered Over 1000 ...
Edith of Wessex, sister of King Harold II was the daughter of the powerful Earl Godwine of Wessex and his wife Gytha, the daughter of Thorkell Sprakaleg. Gytha was the sister of Ulf, a Danish earl who was King Canute's brother-in-law. Edith of Wessex - Wikipedia
Tests performed in Germany and the UK revealed that the bones, gently wrapped in silk, were indeed those of the person named on the sarcophagus: Eadgyth (or Edith), an Anglo-Saxon princess, and later Queen of the Germans.