# Edward the Elder

> He took a kingdom carved from Viking invasions and turned it into the blueprint for England. Where his father Alfred held the line, Edward the Elder erased it — conquering East Anglia, southern England, and Mercia in a decade of relentless campaigning that left only Northumbria outside Anglo-Saxon control.

*King of the Anglo-Saxons (r. 899–924)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edward-the-elder

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 874
- **Died:** 0924-07-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in the 870s, Edward inherited the throne of the Anglo-Saxons in 899 after his father Alfred's death, but first had to crush a rival claim from his cousin Æthelwold. Alfred had saved Wessex from the Danes at Edington in 878, but the Vikings still held most of eastern England when Edward took power. In 910 his forces broke the northern Viking threat decisively, then he spent the next decade systematically reclaiming the south in partnership with his sister Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians. After her death in 918 he absorbed Mercia directly, erasing its autonomy. By the 910s' end he ruled Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia — three-quarters of what would become England. He died at Farndon on 17 July 924 after putting down a revolt at Chester, leaving his son Æthelstan to inherit a kingdom unified in all but Northumbria.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 6.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187114)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Edward%20the%20Elder)
- [إدوارد الكبير](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [ادوارد الكبير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [ادوارد پدر](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%B1)
- [Эдўард Старэйшы](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B4%D1%9E%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%B9%D1%88%D1%8B)
- [Эдуард Старэйшы](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%B9%D1%88%D1%8B)
- [Едуард Стария](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F)
- [Edward an Henañ](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_an_Hena%C3%B1)
- [Edvard Stariji](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Stariji)
- [Eduard el Vell](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_el_Vell)
- [Eduard I. Starší](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_I._Star%C5%A1%C3%AD)
- [Edvard den Ældre](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_den_%C3%86ldre)
- [Eduard der Ältere](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_der_%C3%84ltere)
- [Εδουάρδος ο Πρεσβύτερος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%B2%CF%8D%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Eduardo la maljuna](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_la_maljuna)
- [Eduardo el Viejo](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_el_Viejo)
- [Edward Vanem](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Vanem)
- [Eduardo Zaharra](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Zaharra)
- [ادوارد مهتر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%B1)
- [Edvard Vanhempi](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Vanhempi)
- [Eduard di Ääler](https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_di_%C3%84%C3%A4ler)
- [Édouard l'Ancien](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_l'Ancien)
- [Eduardo o Vello](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_o_Vello)
- [Eduard die Ouere](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_die_Ouere)
- [Eadweard Ieldra](https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Ieldra)

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