Edmund (II) Ironside (c. 981-1016)

King of England in 1016, the son of Ethelred II ‘the Unready’ (c. 968-1016). He led the resistance to Canute's invasion in 1015, and on Ethelred's death in 1016 was chosen king by the citizens of London. Meanwhile, the Witan (the king's council) elected Canute. In the struggle for the throne, Canute defeated Edmund at Ashingdon (or Assandun), and they divided the kingdom between them. When Edmund died the same year, Canute ruled the whole kingdom.