A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Editha

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EDITHA,

Daughter of Earl Godwin, and wife of Edward the Confessor, was an amiable and very learned lady. Ingulphus, the Saxon historian, affirms that the queen frequently interrupted him and his school-fellows in her walks, and questioned them, with much closeness, on their progress in Latin. Ingulphus was then a scholar at Westminster monastery, near Editha's palace. She was also skilful in needle-work, and kind to the poor. Her character is very interesting, and her heart-trials must have been severe.