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King Edmund Ironside’s courageous defence of his crown against the invading Danes was undermined by treachery at home.
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By Matthew Paris (1200-1259), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence Public domain.
The invading Danes fought so fiercely that Edmund Ironside, the young English king, threw all caution to the wind.
© Jakub T. Jankiewicz, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edmund Ironside, King of England, and Cnut the Great, King of Denmark, fought hand-to-hand for one of European history’s richest purses.
© Akoliasnikoff, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edric’s treason handed the crown of England to Cnut the Great, but Cnut was not so poor a judge of character as to believe that a traitor could be trusted.
© David Dixon, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
King Canute enacted a memorable demonstration of the limits of government power.