History Profiles episodes
The Devastating Impact of Ivar's Torture: Edmund the Martyr and the King of East Anglia
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Explore the tragic fate of Edmund the Martyr as described in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. In 870, Ivar and Ubba led the Great Heathen Army across Mercia into East Anglia, where they ultimately defeated King Edmund. Discover the brutal invasion, the subsequent sainthood of Edmund, and the cultural implications of this historic event.
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Timeline
00:00:Introduction - The Great Heathen Army
02:06:Chapter 1 - A Bloody Age
03:21:Chapter 2 - Ivar's Invasion
07:32:Chapter 3 - Sainthood and Cult