Noun
king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)
Source: WordNetAfter Æthelred's death at London in 1016 his son Edmund Ironside was proclaimed king there by the witangemot and left to gather forces in Wessex. Source: Internet
In April 1016 Æthelred died of illness, leaving his son and successor Edmund Ironside to defend the country. Source: Internet
One of the most important abbeys in England, it was the site of Edmund Ironside 's coronation as King of England in 1016. Source: Internet
Siege of London Medieval impression depicting Edmund Ironside (left) and Cnut (right). Source: Internet
Stowe 944 Cnut gained control of most of England after he defeated Edmund Ironside on 18 October at the Battle of Assandun, after which they agreed to divide the kingdom, Edmund taking Wessex and Cnut the rest of the country. Source: Internet
The Elizabethan era play Edmund Ironside suggests the Saxon name derives from the Latin saxa (stone): citation Their names discover what their natures are, More hard than stones, and yet not stones indeed. Source: Internet