Edward the Confessor

This article gives a little more detail of Edward the Confessor. After this week’s reading I had concluded the Edward was a gentler person, not at all like William the Conqueror. However, upon reading the article, I realized that like most men, especially those who were or sought to be king, he was capable of murder and very involved in warfare. He was described as a tough warrior fighting in “fierce urban warfare.” He attempted and failed to kill his brother Harold Harefoot with the help of his brother Alfred. Edward fled, but Alfred was caught and blinded, and died shortly thereafter. In our reading it states that Edward named William the Conqueror as heir to his throne, this fact appears to be disputed. This article states William supplanted Edward’s successors. Despite the turmoil that surrounding his throne, Edward was said to be popular and his reign was filled with peace and prosperity. 1. 2,177 2. The term searched was “Edward the Confessor” and the article it came up with is entitled, “Edward the Confessor”. 3. There is no disambiguation link. 4. Arguments range from reason for his sainthood, to if he was an albino, to the proper citing of his title. There was no real discussion of changes made. 5. First change was April 25, 2004 and the last was September 15, 2008. 6. Five external links 7. One reference 8. Two further reading I thought the article was a well rounded article in providing relatively unbiased information about Edward the Confessor. It is very clear that some of the circumstances surrounding the successor to his throne and why he was childless are in dispute, and I felt the article made this very clear. Additionally, while the discussion page did have a little bantering, it did not appear that unsubstantiated or person preference changes were made to the article. It was nice to see it kept as factual as it was. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor 10/20/08