Battle of Assandun

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The Battle of Assandun was a decisive 1016 clash between Danish forces under Cnut and the English army of Edmund Ironside that effectively secured Danish rule over England.

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Battle of Assandun canonical 4
Battle of Assandune 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
aftermath Edmund Ironside died shortly after the battle in 1016
linked to: Edmund Ironside

Edmund Ironside retained only Wessex temporarily
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ashingdon
Battle of Assandune
linked to: Battle of Assandun
associatedWith Cnut's consolidation of power in England
end of Æthelred the Unready's dynasty
belligerent Danish forces
linked to: Great Danish Army

Kingdom of England
chronologicalOrder one of the final battles of Cnut's English campaign of 1016
combatant Danish army of Cnut
English army of Edmund Ironside
commander Cnut the Great
Edmund Ironside
commemoratedBy church built by Cnut at Ashingdon
conflict English–Danish wars
countryAtTime Kingdom of England
date 18 October 1016
describedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Encomium Emmae Reginae
era late Anglo-Saxon England
followedBy Treaty of Olney (Treaty of Alney)
linked to: Treaty of Olney

division of England between Cnut and Edmund Ironside
historicalPeriod Viking Age
location Assandun
Essex
Kingdom of England
notableFeature betrayal or desertion by some English nobles reported in chronicles
heavy English casualties
opponent Cnut the Great
Edmund Ironside
outcome English resistance to Danish conquest largely broken
partOf Danish conquest of England
precededBy Battle of Brentford (1016)
linked to: Battle of Brentford

Battle of Sherston
primaryOpposingRulers King Cnut
linked to: Cnut the Great

King Edmund II
linked to: Edmund II
region East of England
result Danish rule over England effectively secured
decisive Danish victory
significance decisive battle in the Danish conquest of England
led to Cnut becoming king of all England
linked to: Cnut the Great
typeOfEngagement pitched battle
year 1016

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Danish conquest of England significantEvent Battle of Assandun
Danish conquest of England notableBattle Battle of Assandun
Edmund Ironside battle Battle of Assandun
Viking invasions of England significantEvent Battle of Assandun
Battle of Assandun alsoKnownAs Battle of Assandune
linked to: Battle of Assandun