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Cnut's invasion of England

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few years later in 1020 the completion took place of the memorial church known as Ashingdon Minster, on the hill next to the presumed site of the battle in Ashingdon. The church still stands to this day. Cnut attended the dedication of Ashingdon Minster with his bishops and appointed his personal priest,
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would be controlled by Cnut and when one of the kings should die the other would take all of England, that king's son being the heir to the throne. After Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut built a church, chapel or holy site after winning the battle to commemorate the soldiers who died in battle. A
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King Knut fought the third battle, a major one, against the sons of Æthelred at a place called Ashingdon, north of the Danes' Woods. In the words of Ottar:
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and the Danes led by Cnut. It was one of a series of battles fought between Edmund and Cnut, ultimately resulting in the lands held by Edmund's father
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being divided between the two. Edmund was victorious in this particular battle, but ultimately failed to defend the lands inherited from his father.
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was fought in 1016 some time between 25 of June (the approximate date of the battle of sherston) and 18 October (the date of the later
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Following his defeat, Edmund was forced to sign a treaty with Cnut. By this treaty, all of England except
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Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England.
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as heading the danish army, claims otherwise. It was after this battle, or the one after, that
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armies on 18 October 1016. There is disagreement whether Assandun may be
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Fairweather, Janet, trans., Liber Eliensis (Woodbridge, 2005), p. 169
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and the Danish army. Sources on the outcome of the battle conflict,
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Ashingdon hill, possible location of the battle of Assandun
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was fought for 2 days on the 25 and 26 of June between
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Nordic and Scandinavian diaspora in the United Kingdom
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records this as a victory for the English while the
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Index

Viking Invasions of England

England
King Edmund
Kingdom of Denmark
Norwegian Vikings
Kingdom of England
Cnut the Great
Thorkell the Tall
Eadric Streona
Eiríkr Hákonarson
Edmund II
Surrendered
Ælfric of Hampshire

Ulfcytel Snillingr

Brentford
Assandun
Danish
Cnut the Great
Eiríkr Hákonarson
England
Sweyn Forkbeard
Battle of Sherston
Battle of Sherston
Edmund Ironside
John of Worcester
Encomium Emmae Reginae
Thorkell the Tall

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