Battle of Assandun

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Assandun was a decisive 1016 clash between Danish forces under Cnut and the English army of Edmund Ironside that effectively secured Danish rule over England.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Assandun canonical	4
Battle of Assandune	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
aftermath	Edmund Ironside ⓘ surface form: Edmund Ironside died shortly after the battle in 1016 Edmund Ironside retained only Wessex temporarily ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Ashingdon ⓘ Battle of Assandun ⓘ surface form: Battle of Assandune
associatedWith	Cnut's consolidation of power in England ⓘ end of Æthelred the Unready's dynasty ⓘ
belligerent	Great Danish Army ⓘ surface form: Danish forces Kingdom of England ⓘ
chronologicalOrder	one of the final battles of Cnut's English campaign of 1016 ⓘ
combatant	Danish army of Cnut ⓘ English army of Edmund Ironside ⓘ
commander	Cnut the Great ⓘ Edmund Ironside ⓘ
commemoratedBy	church built by Cnut at Ashingdon ⓘ
conflict	English–Danish wars ⓘ
countryAtTime	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	18 October 1016 ⓘ
describedIn	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Encomium Emmae Reginae ⓘ
era	late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Olney ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Olney (Treaty of Alney) division of England between Cnut and Edmund Ironside ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Viking Age ⓘ
location	Assandun ⓘ Essex ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
notableFeature	betrayal or desertion by some English nobles reported in chronicles ⓘ heavy English casualties ⓘ
opponent	Cnut the Great ⓘ Edmund Ironside ⓘ
outcome	English resistance to Danish conquest largely broken ⓘ
partOf	Danish conquest of England ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Brentford ⓘ surface form: Battle of Brentford (1016) Battle of Sherston ⓘ
primaryOpposingRulers	Cnut the Great ⓘ surface form: King Cnut Edmund II ⓘ surface form: King Edmund II
region	East of England ⓘ
result	Danish rule over England effectively secured ⓘ decisive Danish victory ⓘ
significance	decisive battle in the Danish conquest of England ⓘ Cnut the Great ⓘ surface form: led to Cnut becoming king of all England
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle ⓘ
year	1016 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Danish conquest of England → significantEvent → Battle of Assandun ⓘ

Danish conquest of England → notableBattle → Battle of Assandun ⓘ

Edmund Ironside → battle → Battle of Assandun ⓘ

Viking invasions of England → significantEvent → Battle of Assandun ⓘ

Battle of Assandun → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Assandun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Assandune