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- His reign was short and violent, which earned him the epithet ‘Ironside’, after resisting a vast Danish invasion, led by Cnut the Great and 10,000 men.
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Apr 2, 2015 · The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says King Edmund II was called Ironside because of his valor. Edmund was born c. 988. He was the son of King Aethelred II of England. His mother was Aelfgifu, Aethelred’s first wife. We know little of Edmund’s childhood.
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.
Oct 20, 2019 · Æthelred the Unready died in early 1016, as a fleet led by Canute was closing in on London. With Æthelred’s death, his crown passed to Edmund Ironside. As his “Ironside” nickname suggests, King Edmund (II) put up a stout defense against Canute’s attempts to reclaim the throne of England.
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These family disagreements were played out against a backdrop of the most violent and protracted warfare seen in early medieval England, as Danish armies, led first by King Swein and then his son Cnut, sought to conquer the realm. Not since the days of Alfred the Great had England’s peace and security been so threatened. But unlike Alfred, King Æth...
During a series of clashes between English and Danes across southern England and the Midlands, Edmund appeared to seize the advantage. He drove his enemies into Kent and on into Essex, where he joined battle with Cnut at a hill called Ashingdon on 18 October. With Ealdorman Eadric once more changing sides and backing him again, Edmund may have sens...
Had Edmund lived, the course of English history might have been different. Refreshed and re-armed after the battle of Ashingdon, Edmund could have led an army successfully against the Danes in the north, driven Cnut back to his Scandinavian homeland and reunited England under West Saxon rule. His son and grandson could have followed him on the thro...
May 14, 2018 · The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES. Edmund Ironside, d. 1016, king of the English (1016), son of Æthelred the Unready. Contrary to the wishes of his father, he married (1015) the widow of Siferth, a Danish thane, and was accepted as ruler of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw [1].
Mar 23, 2016 · Discover King Edmund II Ironside (Apr-Nov 1016), the strong leader who resisted huge Danish invasions, led by Cnut the Great. Find out why England was divided into two, and how King Edmund II earned his epithet, Ironside.
