Thursday 17 June 2010

Remains of first king of England's sister found in German cathedral

Bones offer insight into royal life of Eadgyth, whose brother Athelstan married off to German king in 929, say scientists

She ate lots of fish, rode frequently, may have suffered from a disease or an eating disorder at 10 and regularly moved around the chalky uplands of southern England, presumably as she followed her regal father around his kingdom.

Analysis of remains found in a German cathedral have not only confirm they belonged to the granddaughter of the English king Alfred the Great but also given an insight into the life and times of a Saxon princess.

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