Edmund Ironside
King of the English, Wessex dynasty
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He held the throne for seven months and spent every one of them fighting the Danish invasion that would end his line. Edmund Ironside died before the year turned, forcing England into partition and clearing the path for Cnut's consolidation.
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Born around 991 to Æthelred the Unready, Edmund emerged from obscurity in the late 1000s, close to his brother Æthelstan, who left him the sword of Offa and estates in the Danelaw when he died in 1014. When King Æthelred permitted the execution of Edmund's allies Sigeferth and Morcar, Edmund revolted — illegally marrying Sigeferth's widow, occupying the Five Boroughs, and issuing charters on which he called himself king. Cnut's invasion in summer 1015 ended the revolt, and attempts to raise armies with his father and Eadric Streona collapsed in mutual mistrust. Æthelred died on 23 April 1016;…
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