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Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside, the son of Aethelred the Unready, found himself at the forefront of Anglo-Saxon resistance to the incoming threats from the Vikings led by the famous and powerful King Cnut.
Edmund was born to the King of England, Aethelred the Unready and his first wife, Aelgifu. He had several siblings including two older brothers and three younger ones, as well as four sisters.
When Aethelred went on to his second marriage with Emma of Normandy, he had two more sons, Edmund’s half-brothers, Alfred and Edward the Confessor.
When his elder brothers Athelstan and Egbert passed away, he was left as the next in line and thus future heir to his father’s throne.
Immediately, young Edmund appeared to be a very different character to his father whose reign was characterised by his lack of leadership skills.
Any perceived weakness in leadership could easily be exploited by the Vikings who were showing increasing interest in conquering England.
In 1013, such an event took place under the leadership of Viking king Sweyn Forkbeard (Cnut’s father) who managed to seiz
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Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
British Army officer (1880–1959)
For other people named Edmund Ironside, see Edmund Ironside (disambiguation).
Field MarshalWilliam Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, GCB, CMG, DSO (6 May 1880 – 22 September 1959) was a senior officer of the British Army who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War.
Ironside joined the Royal Artillery in 1899, and served throughout the Second Boer War. This was followed by a brief period spying on the German colonial forces in South-West Africa. Returning to regular duty, he served on the staff of the 6th Infantry Division during the first two years of the First World War, before being appointed to a position on the staff of the newly raised 4th Canadian Division in 1916. In 1918, he was given command of a brigade on the Western Front. In 1919, he was promoted to command the Allied intervention force in northern Russia. Ironside was then assigned to an Allied force occupying Turkey, and then to the British forces based in Persia in 192
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Edmund Ironside
[close] Edmund Ironside (Old English: Eadmund II Isen-Healf; c. 988/993 – 30 November 1016) was king of England 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 fi
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