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Jun 15, 2023 · 15 June 2023. The life of Prince Edmund Ironside is as much a tale of courage and determination as it is a saga of the complexities of political manoeuvring and the brutal realities of Viking aggression. His seven-month reign was marked by battles that became the embodiment of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, showcasing the ...
Apr 27, 2016 · Edmund Ironside: Anglo-Saxon warrior king One thousand years after he became king, Sarah Foot recounts the life of King Edmund II, a bold leader who took the fight to the Vikings in one of the most blood-soaked periods in English history...
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.
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.
May 14, 2018 · Ironside. Ironside nickname of Edmund II, king of England ( c. 998–1016); the name is noted in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as given him for his bravery. Edmund Ironside, d. 1016, king of the English (1016), son of Æthelred the Unready.
Apr 2, 2015 · King Edmund Ironside. Aethelred only led his army in person three times during his reign. Not only that, he didn’t appoint loyal and competent leaders to fight for him. He was all too ready to pay monstrous sums of Danegeld to get the Vikings to leave England.
Edmund Ironside or Edmund II (Old English: Eadmund II Isen-Healf; c. 989 – 30 November 1016) was the son of Æthelred the Unready. When his father died he was king of England from 23 April to 18 October 1016 and of Wessex from 23 April to 30 November 1016.
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