Edmund II

or Eadmund II

noun

1. Ironside, a.d. c980–1016, English king 1016: defeated by Canute.

Edmund II

noun

1. Edmund II?9801016MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler called Edmund Ironside. ?980–1016, king of England in 1016. His succession was contested by Canute and they divided the kingdom between them

Example Sentences

For example, King Edmund II, who was stabbed by a Viking hiding in his pit latrine, receives little sympathy from the reaper.

From The Guardian

From 786 Lincoln suffered repeatedly from visitations of the Danes, control being recovered by Edmund II., according to agreement with Canute in 1016.

From Project Gutenberg

However, Edmund II., better known as Edmund Ironsides, did not live many days longer, being murdered at Oxford.

From Project Gutenberg