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Early Medieval

Battle of Assandun

1016
Essex, England
Also known as: Battle of Ashingdon
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Edmund Ironside
Forces
Edmund Ironside for control of England
VS
Victor
Cnut/Danes
Forces
c.10,000-15,000 each side; Cnut
Outcome
Cnut's forces decisively defeated Edmund Ironside's army, with Edmund killed shortly after, allowing Cnut to become undisputed King of England.
The Battle

History & Significance

Decisive Danish victory; Edmund forced to partition kingdom

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Assandun

Coggeshall Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Long mortuary enclosure and round barrow 160m south west of Frame Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Anglo-Saxon cemetery 150m east of Easterford Mill
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Roman villa, Anglo-Saxon hall, cemetery and church site, around and to the north and east of St Mary and All Saints Church
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 miles
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