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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.
- Æthelred The Unready
Æthelred II (Old English: Æþelræd, pronounced [ˈæðelræːd];...
- Cnut The Great
Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t /; Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse...
- Edmund Ætheling
Edmund Ætheling (born 1016 or 1017, died before 1057) was a...
- King of The English
In the Norman period "King of the English" remained...
- Edward The Exile
Exile. After the Danish conquest of England in 1016, Canute...
- Ælfgifu of York
Ælfgifu of York (fl. c. 970 – 1002) was the first wife of...
- Æthelred The Unready
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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 2, 2022 · 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 Cnut. Edmund was born to the King of England, Aethelred the Unready and his first wife, Aelgifu.
May 12, 2023 · King Edmund - Edmund was King of England for only a few months. After the death of his father, Æthelred II, in April 1016, Edmund led the defense of the city of London against the invading Knut Sveinsson (Canute), and was proclaimed king by the Londoners.
- 988
- Glastonbury, Somerset, England
- Wessex, England (United Kingdom)
Jun 15, 2023 · Born into a tumultuous era of warfare and political intrigue, King Edmund II became a beacon of heroic resistance, a warrior-king who personified the struggle of a divided kingdom against the relentless onslaught of foreign invaders. Read on to discover the astonishing story of Edmund Ironside.
Jun 28, 2017 · 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.
Edmund Ironside 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.
