Edmund Ironside fought Cnut's army at Sherston in Wiltshire over two days in June 1016. The battle was inconclusive — a rare example of a multi-day engagement in this period. Edmund's ability to face Cnut repeatedly in the field despite the collapse of much of England around him demonstrated extraordinary personal energy and military capacity. Sherston showed the conquest would not be quick.
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