Talk:Edwin, Earl of Mercia
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There appears to be confusion between the Edwin and Morcar pages. The Edwin page says he died in the Fenland campaign of Hereward the Wake; the Morcar pages say Edwin died in the Welsh campaign of Edric the Wild. Which is correct?
Both are incorrect. Morcar was taken captive at Ely in 1071. Hereward managed to escape ... into legend. Edwin was operating independently from his brother. He was treacherously killed, apparently on his way to Scotland (where is not known), in 1071.
