Editing Eadwig (section)

== Family and early life ==
Eadwig was born around 940. He was the elder son of Edmund and his first wife [[Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury|Ælfgifu]], who died in 944.{{sfn|Keynes|2004}} She and her mother [[Wynflæd]] were benefactors to [[Shaftesbury Abbey]], where Ælfgifu was buried and venerated as a saint.{{sfn|Kelly|1996|p=56}} [[Ælfhere]], the [[ealdorman]] of Mercia, was acknowledged as a relative of the royal family, and his sister married the magnate [[Ælfric Cild]], who is described in a charter of 956 as Eadwig's {{lang|la|adoptivus parens}}. This term is generally taken by historians to refer to Ælfric's status as a relative of Eadwig by marriage, but he may have played a role in bringing up Eadwig.{{sfnm|1a1=Jayakumar|1y=2008|1pp=84–85|2a1=Kelly|2y=2001|2p=236}} Eadwig and Edgar are not recorded in contemporary sources until 955, when they first attested charters, suggesting that they did not regularly attend court when they were young.{{sfn|Keynes|2004}} King Eadred never married, and his attitude towards the claims of his nephews is uncertain. Eadwig attested Eadred's charters as {{lang|ang|ætheling}} or {{lang|la|cliton}} ([[Old English]] and [[Latin]] respectively for prince), and while some give Edgar the same title, others show him as Eadwig's brother.{{sfn|Biggs|2008|p=137}}