Viking Invasions and St. Edmund's Talking Head
Footnoting History
04/20/13
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(Nicole) In 870 A.D., Edmund, the king of East Anglia, was killed by a Viking army. Discover how this event was transformed from a battle between two armies into the story of a Christian martyrdom.
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