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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Label Occurrences
Battle of Assandun canonical 9
Battle of Assandune 1

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Statements (45)

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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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
St Andrew’s Church, Ashingdon → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Assandun ⓘ
subject linked to: Ashingdon
Edmund Ironside → conflict → Battle of Assandun ⓘ
subject linked to: Ironside
Battle of Brentford → followedBy → Battle of Assandun ⓘ
Edmund II → battle → Battle of Assandun ⓘ
Knut the Great → notableEvent → Battle of Assandun ⓘ