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Hace 3 días · In the ensuing struggle, Eadric Streona, whose return to the English side had perhaps only been a ruse, withdrew his forces from the fray, bringing about a decisive English defeat. Edmund fled westwards, and Cnut pursued him into Gloucestershire , with another battle probably fought near the Forest of Dean , for Edmund had an alliance with some ...
19 de may. de 2024 · Some noblemen, such as the powerful, perfidious Ealdorman of Mercia, Eadric Streona (the “grasper”), defected to Cnut who was influential in the north of England. Others took advantage of the disorder to pursue their own ambitions and feuds.
25 de may. de 2024 · Eadric Streona ('the acquisitor' ) was the son-in-law of king Æthelred, and was made ealdorman of Mercia in 1007, by 1012 he seems to have been the principal advisor to the king. Known for his acquiring of land and revenues belonging to the church and accusing other nobles of crimes and treason.
19 de may. de 2024 · Algunos nobles, como el poderoso y pérfido ealdorman de Mercia, Eadric Streona (el "agarrador"), desertaron y se pasaron a Cnut, que era influyente en el norte de Inglaterra. Otros aprovecharon el desorden para perseguir sus propias ambiciones y enemistades.
13 de may. de 2024 · The death is attributed to an assassin sent by Eadric Streona, who'd switched alliances from Cnut to Edmund and back again. Anglo-Norman chronicler Geoffrei Gaimar said an arrow killed Edmund, while other observers speculate he perished at Assandun.
Hace 1 día · With the study of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the writings of Bede, the Welsh and Irish annals, and the later Anglo-Norman Chroniclers (many of whom had direct access to earlier documents), it is relatively easy to piece together the history of the kings of Anglo-Saxon England.
15 de may. de 2024 · The wounds and disease descriptions are likely rational conclusions completely rejecting the privy story. The run-of-the-mill murder hypothesis is based on the believing the death occurred in the castle of Eadric Streona of Mercia, a supporter of King Cnut, while discarding how the historian described the death-by-privy.
