The Chronicle and chronicler John of Worcester mention multiple engagements between Edmund Ironside and Cnut in 1016 that cannot all be individually pinpointed. Sceorstan (sometimes identified with Sherston, sometimes with a Worcestershire location) may represent a separate engagement from the Wiltshire Sherston. The extraordinary campaign of 1016 — five major battles in one year — remains one of the most intense in English history.
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