Assandun, battle of
Assandun, battle of
(ă`səndən), a victory by the Danes under CanuteCanute, 995?–1035, king of England, Norway, and Denmark. The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the expedition of 1013 that invaded England and forced Æthelred to flee to Normandy.
..... Click the link for more information. over the English led by Edmund IronsideEdmund Ironside,
d. 1016, king of the English (1016), son of Æthelred the Unready. Contrary to the wishes of his father, he married (1015) the widow of Siferth, a Danish thane, and was accepted as ruler of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw.
..... Click the link for more information. . The battle was fought Oct. 18, 1016, at what is now Ashingdon, in SE Essex.