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   Edmund Ironside was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and became king of England in 1016 after his father's death. He fought against the Danish invasion led by Cnut, but was defeated and killed in the same year.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Edmund-IIEdmund II | Saxon ruler, Conqueror, Warrior | Britannica

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   Aug 16, 2024 · Edmund II, also known as Edmund Ironside, was the son of Ethelred the Unready and the king of England for six months in 1016. He fought against the Danish invasion led by Canute, but was defeated and killed in the same year.

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   Sep 2, 2022 · Learn about Edmund Ironside, the son of Aethelred the Unready, who resisted the Viking invasion led by Cnut in 1016. Find out how he became king, fought against Cnut, and died in the same year.

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6. www.englishmonarchs.co.uk › saxon_15Edmund II Ironside King of England - English Monarchs

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   Learn about the life and reign of Edmund Ironside, the Anglo-Saxon king who resisted the Viking invasion and partitioned the kingdom with Canute. Discover his descendants, including Edgar Atheling, who fought for the throne of England and Scotland.

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   Jun 28, 2017 · Learn about Edmund Ironside, the son of Ethelred 'The Unready' who ruled in the Danelaw and fought against Canute. Find out how he died, his genealogy and his place in the encyclopedia of English kings.

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   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...

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   Who was Edmund Ironside?

   • Edmund Ironside ( c. 990 – 30 November 1016; Old English: Ēadmund, Old Norse: Játmundr, Latin: Edmundus; sometimes also known as Edmund II[ a]) was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. [ 1] He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York.

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   Why did Edmund Ironside exile his sons to Hungary?

   • Edmund Ironside’s brief reign left few records, but his family’s role in British history persisted long beyond his death. Edmund’s stepmother, Emma, married Cnut and may have influenced his decision to exile Edmund’s sons to Hungary, where the younger one died.

   Edmund Ironside: Anglo-Saxon warrior king

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   Why was King Edmund II called Ironside?

   • Edmund II 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

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   Why was Edmund the Unready called Ironside?

   • He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York. Edmund's reign was marred by a war he had inherited from his father; his cognomen "Ironside" was given to him "because of his valour" in resisting the Danish invasion led by Cnut. [ 2]

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10. www.encyclopedia.com › edmund-iiEdmund Ii - Encyclopedia.com

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    May 14, 2018 · Edmund II, also known as Edmund Ironside, was the king of England in 1016. He fought against Cnut, the Danish invader, but was defeated and forced to share the kingdom with him.