Experts say they may have found the bones of 10th century English Princess Eadgyth
By APWednesday, January 20, 2010
Experts may have found bones of English princess
LONDON — More than 1,000 years after she was carted off to Germany to marry an ambitious Saxon duke, experts believe they have identified the body of Princess Eadgyth.
Bristol University in western England said Wednesday that, should scientific tests on her bones prove conclusive, that would make Eadgyth (pronounced ‘Edith’) the oldest member of the English royal family whose remains have survived. The bones were found in Magdeburg, Germany.
Eadgyth was born at the dawn of the 10th century, when England was still divided into a patchwork of Anglo-Saxon and Viking fiefdoms. Her brother King Athelstan kicked the Vikings out of York and routed the Scots and Irish in a massive battle around 937.
Historians consider him the first king to effectively rule of all of England.
