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Earl Eadgar of Northampton

Earl Eadgar of Northampton (born 830) was the earl of Northampton and a vassal of Mercia.

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Eadgar was from the House of Brobury, and was an Anglo-Saxon Christian. Eadgar was married to Countess Ealdgyth of Northampton, and Eadgar was a vassal of King Burghred of Mercia. Eadgar raised troops to fight against the Great Heathen Army in 867.

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