See also:

• EDMUND
• EDMUND, or EADMUND (c. 980-1016)
• EDMUND, SAINT [EDMUND RICE] (d. 1240)

EDMUND, or EADMUND (c. 980-1016)  , called IRoNsIDE, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of the See also:

• ENGLISH

English, was the son of ;See also:

• ETHELRED

Ethelred II. by his first wife AElfgifu . When Canute invaded See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 'ors, See also:

• EDMUND
• EDMUND, or EADMUND (c. 980-1016)
• EDMUND, SAINT [EDMUND RICE] (d. 1240)

Edmund sought to resist him, but, paralysed by the treachery and See also:

• DESERTION

desertion of the ealdorman See also:

• EDRIC, or EADRIC, STREONA (d. 1017)

Edric, he could do nothing, and Wessex submitted to the Danish king . Next See also:

• YEAR

year Canute and Ethic together harried See also:

• MERCIA

Mercia, while Edmund with See also:

• INFINITE (from Lat. in, not, finis, end or limit; cf. findere, to deave)

infinite difficulty gathered an See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . Returning into See also:

• NORTHUMBRIA (regnum Northanhymbrorum)

Northumbria, he in his turn harried the districts which' had submitted to the invader, but a See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march northward by Canute brought about the speedy sub-See also:

• MISSION

mission of Northumbria and the return of Edmund to See also:

• LONDON

London . The See also:

• DEATH

death of ;Ethelred on the 23rd of See also:

• APRIL

April 1o16 was followed by a See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

double See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election to the English See also:

• CROWN

crown . The citizens of London and those members of the See also:

• WITAN, or WITENAGEMOT (from O. Eng. wita, p1. witan, a wise man, and gemot, a meeting, from O. Eng. metan, to meet)

Witan who were See also:

• PRESENT

present in the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city See also:

• CHOSE (Fr. for " thing ")

chose Edmund, the See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of the Witan See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting at See also:

• SOUTHAMPTON
• SOUTHAMPTON, EARL OF
• SOUTHAMPTON, HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, 3RD EARL OF (1J73—1624)

Southampton elected Canute . In the warfare which ensued Edmund fought at the severest disadvantage, for his armies dispersed after every engagement, whatever its issue . Canute at once fiercely besieged London, but the citizens successfully resisted all attacks . Edmund meanwhile marched through Wessex and received its submission . At See also:

• PEN (Lat. penna, a feather, pen)

Pen in See also:

• SOMERSETSHIRE

Somersetshire he engaged the Danes and defeated them . Canute now raised the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of London and soon afterwards encountered Edmund at Sherston in See also:

• WILTSHIRE [WILTS]

Wiltshire . The See also:

• BATTLE

battle was indecisive, but Canute marched back to London and See also:

• LEFT

left Edmund in See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of Wessex .

Edmund hastened'after him and relieved London, which he had again besieged . He defeated the Danes at See also:

• BRENTFORD

Brentford and again at Otford, and drove them into See also:

• SHEPPEY

Sheppey . He was now joined by Edric, in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with whom he followed the Danes into See also:

• ESSEX
• ESSEX, ARTHUR CAPEL
• ESSEX, EARLS OF
• ESSEX, KINGDOM OF
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2ND2 EARL OF (1566-1601)
• ESSEX, WALTER DEVEREUX, IST2 EARL OF (1541–1576)

Essex, overtaking them at Assandun (or See also:

• ASHINGTON

Ashington) . In the battle which ensued Edric again played the traitor, and the English were routed with terrible slaughter . Edmund retired into See also:

• GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Gloucestershire, whither he was followed by Canute . He himself was anxious to continue the struggle, but Edric and the Witan persuaded. him to accept a reconciliation . At See also:

• OLNEY
• OLNEY, RICHARD (1835— )

Olney the two rivals swore friendship, and a See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom was effected—Canute taking the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north, Edmund the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south . Soon afterwards Edmund died (3oth of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November ror6), probably from natural causes, 'though later historians hint at foul See also:

• PLAY

play . (C . S .