Ironside

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Ironside is the epithet of Edmund Ironside, an early 11th-century English king renowned for his resilience and military resistance against Viking invaders.

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Ironside canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England
human
ally Uhtred the Bold
burialPlace Glastonbury Abbey
causeOfConflict Viking invasion of England
child Edmund (son of Edmund Ironside)
Edward the Exile
conflict Battle of Assandun
Battle of Brentford (1016)
linked to: Battle of Brentford

Battle of Otford (1016)
Battle of Sherston
Danish conquest of England
country Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 993
dateOfDeath 30 November 1016
describedBySource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Encomium Emmae Reginae
epithet Ironside
era early 11th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
linked to: Anglo-Saxons
father Æthelred the Unready
gender male
givenName Edmund
house House of Wessex
knownFor personal bravery in battle
resilience against Danish forces
languageSpoken Old English
mannerOfDeath disputed
mother Ælfgifu of York
notableFor military campaigns against Cnut the Great
resistance against Viking invasion
occupation monarch
opponent Cnut the Great
Viking invaders
partOf House of Wessex succession crisis
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld King of the English
predecessor Æthelred the Unready
reignEnd 30 November 1016
reignStart 23 April 1016
religion Christianity
spouse Ealdgyth
successor Cnut the Great
territoryDivisionAgreement division of England along the Thames in 1016
territorySharedWith Cnut the Great
title King of England
King of the English

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edmund Ironside nickname Ironside
Michael Ironside familyName Ironside
Robert T. Ironside familyName Ironside
Edmund Ironside familyName Ironside
subject linked to: General Sir Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside epithet Ironside
subject linked to: Ironside
Edmund II title Ironside