Edmund I Av ENGLAND

921 - 946  (25 years)

• Name	Edmund I Av ENGLAND
  Birth	921	England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	konge
  Residence	England
  Death	946
  Notes	Edmund I (921-946), Saxon King of the English (939-946), the son of King Edward the Elder. He participated in the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 and succeeded his half-brother Athelstan as king in 939. The following year Olaf Godfreyson, a Viking rul er of Dublin, seized the territory of Northumbria in northern England and extended his rule as far south as Leicester. After Olaf's death in 941, Edmund made war on the Vikings, expelling them from the country three years later. In 945 Edmund occu pied the kingdom of Strathclyde, west of Northumbria, and turned it over to his ally Malcolm I MacDonald, King of Scotland. The following year Edmund was stabbed to death by a robber and was succeeded by his brother Eadred. Edmund was know n as a legal reformer, especially for his restrictions on the blood feud.1 1"Edmund I," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  Person ID	I35454	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Edward Den I Den ELDRE,   b. 875, England d. 924 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Eadgifu   d. 25 Aug 0953
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Edgar The PEACEFUL,   b. 944, England d. 975 (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F13006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007