King Edmund II Ironside

     King Edmund II Ironside was born between 988 and 993; Edmund was king of England from 23 April to 18 October 1016 and of Wessex from 23 April to 30 November 1016. His cognomen "Ironside" is not recorded until 1057, but may have been contemporary. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, it was given to him "because of his valour" in resisting the Danish invasion led by Cnut the Great. He fought five battles against the Danes, ending in defeat against Cnut 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. Edmund died shortly afterwards on 30 November, and Cnut became the king of all England.¹ He was the son of King Æthelred II the Unready and Ælfgifu of York.^2,3 King Edmund II Ironside died on 30 November 1016 at probably, London, England.¹ He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England; Edmund was buried at Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset. His burial site is now lost. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries, any remains of a monument or crypt were destroyed. The location of his body is unknown.¹