Individual Details
Edmund "the Magnificient" King of England I
(Ca 921 - 26 May 946)
Edmund defeated two Norse kings in Northumbria and also defeated the Britons in Strathclyde who had been supporting the Norsemen. He then gave Strathclyde to King Malcolm I of Scotland in return for a treaty of alliance. This ensured a half century of peace between Scotland and Saxon England.
Edmund was murdered by an outlaw named Leolf who stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustine on May 26, 946 at Pucklechurch, Dorset.
Edmund was murdered by an outlaw named Leolf who stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustine on May 26, 946 at Pucklechurch, Dorset.
Events
| Birth | Ca 921 | Wessex, England | |||
| Death | 26 May 946 | murdered - Pucklechurch, England |
Families
| Spouse | Elgiva Princess of England (922 - 944) |
| Child | Edgar "the Peaceful" King of England (943 - 975) |
| Father | Edward the elder King of England (869 - 924) |
| Mother | Eadgifu (896 - 968) |