- Edmund I or Eadmund I (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third...
- Thus, Edmund inaugurated a policy of establishing a secure frontier and peaceful relations with Scotland and through his laws sought to curtail feuds.
- In 945, Edmund marched with a combined army of English and Welsh and conquered Strathclyde, eventually killing its ruler, Donald Mac Donald, or Dunmail...
- In 945 Edmund adopted a policy of peace with Scotland as he ceded Strathclyde to Malcolm I of Scotland as soon as he conquered it.
- By 944, King Edmund had now recalibrated and recaptured the territory which had been lost at the start of his reign and thus regained control of England.
- Almost immediately after his coronation, Edmund had to face the threat of an invasion by Olaf Guthfrithson, the Danish ruler of Northumbria and Dublin.
- This article delves into the life and legacy of Edmund I, exploring his contributions to the unification and stabilization of England amidst the Viking Age’s challenges.
- The latter had just crossed from Ireland and had been chosen king by the Northumbrians, who threw off their allegiance to Edmund.
- Fortunately for Edmund, Olaf died the following year and the English King invaded Northumbria in 944.
Edmund
İngiltere Kralı
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Edmund (Eski İngilizce: Ēadmund; 921 — 26 Mayıs 946), 939 yılından ölümüne kadar İngiltere Kralı.
Yaşlı Edward'ın oğlu, öncülü Kral Æthelstan'ın baba bir kardeşi, ardılı Kral Eadred'in ağabeyidir. Vikipedi
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- Doğum tarihi ve yeri:920, Wessex Krallığı
- Ölüm tarihi ve yeri:26 Mayıs 946 (26 yaşında), Pucklechurch
- Evlilikleri:Shaftesbury'li Ælfgifu, Damerham'li Æthelflæd
- Ebeveynleri:Eadgifu, Edward
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