Edith Of Polesworth
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | England |
| United Kingdom | |
| Current partner | Sitric Cáech |
| Children | Harald Sigtryggsson |
| Parents | Edward the Elder |
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| Siblings | Æthelstan |
| Grandchildren | Ivar of Limerick |
| Grandparents | Alfred the Great |
| Ealhswith | |
| Nephew | Haakon the Good |
| Major shrine | Tamworth, Staffordshire, England |
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| ID | 3382236 |
Edith Of Polesworth Life story
Saint Edith of Polesworth is an obscure Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth and Tamworth in Mercia. Her historical identity and floruit are uncertain. Some late sources make her a daughter of King Edward the Elder, while other sources claim she is the daughter of Egbert of Wessex. Her feast day is 15 July.
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