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Edmund Ironside (c. 990 – 30 November 1016; Old English: Ēadmund, Old Norse: Játmundr, Latin: Edmundus; sometimes also known as Edmund II) was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York.
May 22, 2024 · Edmund II (born c. 993—died Nov. 30, 1016) was the king of the English from April 23 to Nov. 30, 1016, surnamed “Ironside” for his staunch resistance to a massive invasion led by the Danish king Canute. The son of King Ethelred II the Unready (reigned 978–1016), Edmund defied his father’s orders by marrying (1015) the widow of one of ...
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He acquired the nick-name Ironside on account of his legendary great strength. On his father's death in 1016, the Witan elected Sweyn as King, but the Londoners proclaimed for Edmund and he was crowned King of England at St. Paul's Cathedral on 14th April 1016. Edmund put up a heroic and valiant stand against the Viking invaders.
Sep 2, 2022 · Edmund II, king of the English in 1016, is perhaps better known as “Ironside” for his heroic resistance to a massive invasion led by the Danish king Cnut…. Edmund Ironside, the son of Aethelred the Unready, found himself at the forefront of Anglo-Saxon resistance to the incoming threats from the Vikings led by the famous and powerful King ...
Edmund II 'Ironside' (r. Apr - Nov 1016) Edmund Ironside was the son of Ethelred 'The Unready' and his first wife, Elfgifu. He made himself ruler in the Danelaw, independent of his father. Canute defeated him at Ashingdon in Essex in the summer of 1016, striking a treaty of peace which allowed Edmund to rule in Wessex and Canute to take the rest.
Apr 27, 2016 · Published: April 27, 2016 at 11:06 AM. Few Anglo-Saxon leaders who went to war with the Vikings in the early years of the 11th century emerged with their reputations enhanced. King Edmund II, who ruled the English for seven tempestuous months in 1016, was one of those who did.
Timeline 1016. Scottish Monarch. Name: King Edmund II lronside. Born: c.990. Parents: Ethelred II and Elfleda. Relation to Charles III: 28th great-grandfather. House of: Wessex. Ascended to the throne: April 23, 1016. Crowned: 25 April, 1016 at Old St Paul's Cathedral, aged c.26. Married: Ealdgyth. Children: 2 sons.
