Original: Edward the Martyr (Old English: Eadweard) (c. 962 â "18 March 978) was king of the English from 975 until he was murdered in 978. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar, but not his father's acknowledged heir.
Simplified: King Edward the Martyr or Eadweard II (c. 962 â "March 18, 978\/979) followed his father Edgar as King of England in 975, but was murdered after a reign of only a few years.