Eadwold of Cerne
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Eadwold of Cerne, also known as Eadwold of East Anglia, was a 9th-century hermit, East Anglian prince and patron saint of Cerne, Dorset, who lived as a hermit on a hill about four miles from Cerne. Hi
Cerne Abbey ruins.
Edmund the Martyr
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Edmund the Martyr was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death.
Eadwold of Cerne
…hill about four miles from Cerne. His feast day is 29 August. Eadwold was born c. 835 AD, the son of Æthelweard of East Anglia and reputed brother of Edmund, king of East Anglia. He left his homeland possibly due to a Viking Invasion, to live as a hermit on a hill about four miles from Cerne, Dorset. William of Malmesbury said…
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Execution of Edmund the Martyr
A St Edmund memorial penny (British Museum)
Arundel Castle in West Sussex