Edmund I
King of England
Reign	October 27, 939 – May 26, 946
Predecessor	Athelstan
Successor	Edred
Spouse	Ælfgifu; Æthelflæd of Damerham
Issue
Eadwig Edgar
Father	Edward the Elder
Mother	Edgiva of Kent
Born	921 Wessex, England
Died	May 26, 946
Burial	Glastonbury Abbey

Edmund I (or Eadmund) 922 – May 26, 946), called the Elder, the Deed-Doer, the Just or the Magnificent, was King of England from 939 until his death. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. This article is about the year 939. For the CPU socket see Socket 939 Events By Place Asia Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events By Place Europe Eadred I succeeds his brother as king of England. King Edred, also known as Eadred or Aedred (c 923 &ndash 23 November, 955) known as 'weak-in-the-feet' was King Æthelflæd, known as Æthelflæd of Damerham to distinguish her from other women of the same name was the second wife of King Edmund I of England. Edwy All-Fair or Eadwig (941?&ndash October 1, 959) was the King of England from 955 until his death Edgar I the Peaceful or the Peaceable (c 7 August 943&ndash8 July 975 1 Edward the Elder ( Old English: Ēadweard se Ieldra) (c 870 &ndash 17 July 924) was King of England (899 &ndash Edgiva of Kent, or also Eadgifu (died August 25, 968) was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of England. Events By Place Asia Ahmad ibn Fadlan is sent from Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars, on behalf of the West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events By Place Europe Eadred I succeeds his brother as king of England. Glastonbury Abbey, founded in the seventh century was a rich and powerful monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events By Place Europe Eadred I succeeds his brother as king of England. The Kings of Wessex, who conquered Kent and Sussex from Mercia in 825 became increasingly dominant over the other kingdoms of England during He was a son of Edward the Elder and half-brother of Athelstan. Edward the Elder ( Old English: Ēadweard se Ieldra) (c 870 &ndash 17 July 924) was King of England (899 &ndash

Athelstan died on October 27, 939, and Edmund succeeded him as king. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. This article is about the year 939. For the CPU socket see Socket 939 Events By Place Asia Shortly after his proclamation as king he had to face several military threats. King Olaf I of Dublin conquered Northumbria and invaded the Midlands. Olaf III Guthfrithson ( Óláfr Guðrøðarson; OIr Amlaíb mac Gofraidh) (died 941 a member of the Norse-Gael Uí Ímair dynasty This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. When Olaf died in 942 Edmund reconquered the Midlands. In 943 he became the god-father of King Olaf of York. Olaf of York might refer to Olaf Gothfrith's son ie Amlaíb mac Gofrith Olaf Sihtric's son i In 944, Edmund was successful in reconquering Northumbria. In the same year his ally Olaf of York lost his throne and left for Dublin in Ireland. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Olaf became the king of Dublin as Olaf Cuaran and continued to be allied to his god-father. Amlaíb mac Sitric ( c. 926?&ndash981 Old Norse Óláfr Sigtryggsson, commonly called Amlaíb Cuarán, in Old Norse Óláfr In 945 Edmund conquered Strathclyde but conceded his rights on the territory to King Malcolm I of Scotland. Strathclyde ( Gaelic: Srath Chluaidh) (lit "Valley of the Clyde" originally Brythonic Ystrad Clud, was one of the kingdoms Máel Coluim mac Domnaill ( Modern Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Dhòmhnaill) Anglicised as Malcolm I, and nicknamed An Bodhbhdercc In exchange they signed a treaty of mutual military support. Edmund thus established a policy of safe borders and peaceful relationships with Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. During his reign, the revival of monasteries in England began. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism.

Edmund was murdered in 946 by Leofa, an exiled thief. He had been having a party in Pucklechurch, when he spotted Leofa in the crowd. Pucklechurch is a Village in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. After the outlaw refused to leave, the king and his advisors fought Leofa. Edmund and Leofa were both killed. He was succeeded as king by his brother Edred, king from 946 until 955. King Edred, also known as Eadred or Aedred (c 923 &ndash 23 November, 955) known as 'weak-in-the-feet' was King

Edmund's sons later ruled England as:

• Edwy of England, King from 955 until 957, king of only Wessex and Kingdom of Kent from 957 until his death on October 1, 959. Edwy All-Fair or Eadwig (941?&ndash October 1, 959) was the King of England from 955 until his death West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Kent was a kingdom of Jutes in southeast England and was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon heptarchy. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. This article is about the year 959 For the automobile see Porsche 959.
• Edgar of England, king of only Mercia and Northumbria from 957 until his brother's death in 959, then king of England from 959 until 975. Edgar I the Peaceful or the Peaceable (c 7 August 943&ndash8 July 975 1 Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.

Murder

At a banquet in October 946, a thief was discovered be a guest and thrown out by Edmund, and then the thief drew a knife and killed Edmund. He was succeeded by his brother Edred.

Diagram based on the information found on Wikipedia

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