After Cnut's forces ravaged Mercia and Aethelred died in London, Edmund Ironside raised the fyrd three times in rapid succession. The Selwood area of Somerset — Alfred's old refuge — was again a mustering point for West Saxon resistance. Edmund's whirlwind campaigning in early 1016 brought the kingdom to a temporary military equilibrium before the decisive engagement at Assandun.
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