The name "Edgar" Like most Anglo-Saxon names, the name "Edgar" had fallen out of use by the later medieval period. The success of The Bride of Lammermoor had a considerable role in this name being revived and becoming widely used, up to the present. References External links Page on The Bride of Lammermoor at the Walter Scott Digital Archive 1819 British novels Novels by Walter Scott East Lothian Historical novels Novels set in Scotland Waverley Novels