General Notes

Dates of birth and death from Enc Am IX-590.
Eadmund married the widow of Siferth in defiance of his father, KingAethelred
II, who had arrested her (1015).  He took possession of the lands inthe
Danelaw that had belonged to Siferth and Morcar and became a rebelagainst the
King.  He fought against Cnut, joining forces with Uhtred (qv), whowas
treacherously murdered after surrendering to Cnut's superior forces.Eadmund
joined his father in London, where the king died.  Aedmund was thenchosen king
(April 1016), and continued the war with Cnut until October, when hewas
defeated.  By treaty he became lord of Wessex, but he died thefollowing month.
(Stenton, pp383-387)
George I says wife was widow of Sigeferth


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1  REFR
2  DATE 1016
1  RETO
2  DATE 1016
1  RELG N2396


1  NOTE He was a Saxon king of the English, son of King Ethelred theUnready. When Ethelred died (1016), Edmund was chosen king bythe people of London, but Canute II, king of Denmark, who wasleading an invasion of England, secured the support of thecouncil (witenagemot) at Southampton and of Edric (flourished1001-17), Ethelred's son-in-law. Edmund met the Danes in battle,wi