Eadgar

Eadgar

Eadgar or Edgar an Anglo-Saxon given name and can refer to the following individuals:

* Edgar of England, (c. 943 or 944 – 8 July 975), King of England
* Eadgar of Hereford, (d. c. 930) Bishop of Hereford
* Eadgar, (d. between 716 and 731) Bishop of Lindsey
* Eadgar of London (d. between 789 and 793) Bishop of London
* Edgar Ætheling, claimant to the Kingdom of England in 1066
* Edgar of Scotland, King of Scotland


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