Individual Details
Edmund "The Ironside" II
(Bet 983 and 989 - 30 Nov 1016)
He was prominent in the fighting against CANUTE. On Aethelred's death, Edmund was proclaimed king although Canute received the support of over half of England. After the battle of Assandun (Oct. 18, 1016), he and Canute came to terms and partitioned England, but Edmund died the next month. His courage earned him the name Ironside.
Edmund II Ironside , the son of Aethelred the Unready. Finally the people had a king to save them. He was so unlike his father. Even before he became king he raised an army and planned campaigns that freed London. For over 3 years, and during the last two years of Aethelred's reign and against his fathers wishes he was the sole hope of England. He was a brilliant soldier and tactician who was in the mould of Alfred and Athelstan. Declared an outcast by his father, he died at the age of 22 after only a few short months on the throne. The peoples hopes must have been raised and then dashed horribly. He was buried in Glastonbury, England
Edmund II Ironside , the son of Aethelred the Unready. Finally the people had a king to save them. He was so unlike his father. Even before he became king he raised an army and planned campaigns that freed London. For over 3 years, and during the last two years of Aethelred's reign and against his fathers wishes he was the sole hope of England. He was a brilliant soldier and tactician who was in the mould of Alfred and Athelstan. Declared an outcast by his father, he died at the age of 22 after only a few short months on the throne. The peoples hopes must have been raised and then dashed horribly. He was buried in Glastonbury, England
Events
| Birth | Bet 983 and 989 | Wessex, England | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1016 | King of England | |||
| Death | 30 Nov 1016 | murdered - Wessex, England |
Families
| Spouse | Algitha ( - ) |
| Child | Edward "The Exile" (1016 - 1057) |
| Father | Aethelred "the Unready" II (968 - 1016) |
| Mother | Elfreda ( - ) |