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Aug 4, 2023 · Athelstan was the king of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and king of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. He is considered the first king of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings. He never married and had no children and was succeeded by his half-brother ...
Edmund I or Eadmund I was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. After Edward died in 924, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Edmund's half-brother Æthelstan. Edmund was crowned after Æthelstan died childless in 939. He had two sons, Eadwig and Edgar ...
Athelstan dog 27 oktober 939 varvid Edmund efterträdde honom som Englands kung. Kort efter utnämningen stod han inför många militära hot. Kung Olaf I av Dublin hade erövrat Northumbria och invaderade Midlands. När Olaf dog 942 återerövrade Edmund Midlands. 943 blev han gudfar till kung Olaf av York. Edmund återerövrade Northumbria ...
Edmund I. Edmund I (Eadmund, 921 – 26. toukokuuta 946) oli Englannin kuningas vuodesta 939 kuolemaansa asti. Hän oli Edvard Vanhemman poika ja Athelstanin velipuoli. Hänen äitinsä oli Edvardin kolmas vaimo Edgiva (Eadgifu). lähde? Athelstan kuoli 27. lokakuuta 939 ja Edmund seurasi häntä kuninkaana. Kohta kruunajaisten jälkeen hän ...
EDMUND I., king of the English (d. 946), was the son of Eadgifu, third wife of Edward the Elder, and half-brother to his predecessor Æthelstan. He succeeded to the throne in 940, but had already played an active part in the previous reign, especially when he fought by the side of his half-brother in the great battle of Brunanburh.
Feb 7, 2023 · Edmund I. (King of the English (939–946)) Edmund I, also known as Edmund the Deed-Doer, or Edward the Magnificent, reigned as the king of the English from 939 to 946. Though his reign was short-lived, he is remembered for recapturing areas of northern England that had previously been occupied by the Vikings. The elder son of the West Saxon ...
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