Edward the Martyr -LRB- Old English : Eadweard -RRB- -LRB- c. 962 â '' 18 March 978 -RRB- 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.
King Edward le Martyr ou Eadweard II -LRB- v. 962 â '' March 18, 978 \ / 979 -RRB- followed his father Edgar as King of England in 975, but was murdered after a reign of only a few years.