# Edmund of East Anglia is killed (869)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/869-edmund-of-east-anglia-is-killed
Categories: battle, ruler-change

King Edmund was killed after Viking forces overran East Anglia. Within the broader Vikings & Unification period, Scandinavian invasion and settlement transformed the political map while Wessex and its allies built the institutions of a unified English kingdom. This event is placed at AD 869 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His death later inspired a powerful royal martyr cult while East Anglia entered Danish control.

## Why it matters
His death later inspired a powerful royal martyr cult while East Anglia entered Danish control.

Ruler at the time: [Æthelred I](https://english-history.com/rulers/aethelred-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Edmund of East Anglia is killed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Edmund+of+East+Anglia+is+killed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Edmund of East Anglia is killed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Edmund+of+East+Anglia+is+killed)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Viking Britain topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Viking%20Britain)