Edmund "Ironside" Wessex, II King of England

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• FamilySearch ID: KNXX-WBQ
• Initiatory (LDS): 2 Jan 1930, ARIZO

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Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2 Saxon K i ng of the English (1 016).

In 1015 Eadmund desired to marry Ealdgyth, the widow of a Danish Earl na m ed Sigeferth. His father did not want him to make this marriage wit h a Da nish woman, but Eadmund married Ealdgyth none-the-less. This anger ed Cnut , a Danish leader,and he made war on Eadmund. This war between Cn ut and E admund lasted over a year until the latter's death. Some authori ties stat e that Eadmund was slain by Cnut's men, while others claim tha t he die d a natural death. Edmund was chosen king by the people of Londo n, but Ca nute II, King of Denmark, who was leading an invasion of Englan d, secure d the support of the council (witenagemot) at Southampton and o f Edric (d .1017), Ethelred's son-in-law. Edmund met the Danes in battle , winning se veral engagements and relieving Canute's siege of London. H e was defeate d at Assandun (now Ashington), however, through the treache ry of Edric, w ho had pretended to desert Canute. A truce was arranged be tween Canute an d Edmund; Edmund was permitted to rule the south of Engla n d until his de ath later in the year, when it reverted to Canute.

Edmund married Eldgyth Morcarsdottir in Aug 1015 in London, Middlesex, England. Eldgyth was born about 992 in England; died in 1016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edward "the Exile" Wessex, Prince of England was born in 1016 in England; died in Aug 1057 in London, Middlesex, England.
2. Edmund Wessex was born in 1017 in England; died in London, Middlesex, England.

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Æthelred married Ælfgifu, Queen of England in 985 in England. Ælfgifu (daughter of Thored Ealderman Gunnarsson and Mrs Gunnarsson) was born in 968 in England; died in 1002 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): 12 Dec 1935

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• FamilySearch ID: 938W-39J
• Initiatory (LDS): 21 Jan 1930

Edgar married Ælfthryth, Queen of England on 14 Sep 964 in England. Ælfthryth (daughter of Ordgar Ealdorman, Earl of Devon and Wulfrith) was born in 945 in Lydford, Devonshire, England; died on 17 Nov 1000 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England; was buried on 17 Nov 1000 in Wherwell Abbey, Wherwell, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 93HY-N89
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Feb 1933, MANTI

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• Initiatory (LDS): 9 Mar 1955, SLAKE

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Thored was a 10th-century ealdorman of York, ruler of the southern hal f o f the old Kingdom of Northumbria on behalf of the king of England. Be liev ed to have been born about 938, he was the son of either Gunnar or O slac , both northern ealdormen. If he was the former, he may have attaine d adu lthood by the 960s, when a man of his name raided Westmorland. Othe r pote ntial appearances in the records are likewise uncertain until 979 , the po int from which Thored's period as ealdorman can be accurately da ted .

Thored appears to have been of at least partially Scandinavian origin, s u ggested by the title applied to him in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entr y fo r 992. Here, the ealdorman of Hampshire is called by the English tit le "e aldorman", while Thored himself is styled by the Scandinavian wor d eorl ( i.e. Earl).
Two accounts of Thored's origins have been offered by modern historian s . The first is that he was a son of Oslac, ealdorman of York from 966 u nt il his exile in 975. This argument is partly based on the assertion b y th e Historia Eliensis, that Oslac had a son named Thorth (i.e. "Thored "). T he other suggestion, favoured by most historians, is that he was th e so n of a man named Gunnar. This Gunnar is known to have held land in t he Ea st and North Ridings of Yorkshire.

Although historians differ in their opinions about his relationship, i f a ny, to Kings Edgar the Peaceable and Edward the Martyr, it is general ly t hought that he enjoyed a good relationship with King Æthelred II. Hi s dau ghter Ælfgifu married Æthelred. Thored was ealdorman in Northumbri a for m uch of Æthelred's reign, disappearing from the sources in 992 aft er bein g appointed by Æthelred to lead an expedition against the Viking s .

"Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy" by Alison Weir, ident i fies the wife of Thored and mother of his children as Hilda. In additi o n to Ælfgifu, they also had a son:

- Ælfgifu (c. 963-1002), the first wife of King Æthelred II 'the Unready ' , King of England.
- Æthelstan of Ringmere (died 1010)

Thored's exact date of death is not known, only that he was last record e d in 992. His disappearance from records after that is regarded to be b ec ause of his death, likely in the Viking expedition he had been appoint e d to lead.

Thored married Mrs Gunnarsson in 967 in Wessex. was born about 948 in England; died about 993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): 9 Jan 1930

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Edmund (a Saxon king) was stabbed to death by a robber and was succede d b y his brother, Edred.

Edmund married Ælfgifu, Queen of England in 942 in Essex, England. Ælfgifu (daughter of Wynflaed) was born about 922 in England; died in 944 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZF7-33W
• Initiatory (LDS): 21 Jun 1938

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Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, also known as Saint Elgiva

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• Initiatory (LDS): 21 Oct 2004, CRIVE

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Ordgar married Wulfrith in 920 in Devonshire, England. was born about 903 in Devonshire, England; died in 1000 in Devonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): 9 Mar 1955, SLAKE

married Mrs Gunnor in 937 in England. Gunnor was born in 908 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): COMPLETED
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