The meeting of Edmund Ironside and King Cnut on the island of Alnery in the River Severn after Edmund's defeat at the Battle of Assandun in 1016, to negotiate peace and divide the country between them. Edmund Ironside, c. 990 –1016, aka Edmund II. King of the English. Cnut, c. 990 – 1035, aka Cnut the Great and Canute. King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published 1857.

---

Size: 5634px × 3899px
Photo credit: © Classic Image / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1016, 11th, alnery, archival, archive, assandun, battle, canute, century, cnut, country, defeat, denmark, divide, edmund, edmunds, england, english, engraving, great, historical, history, ii, illustration, ironside, island, king, kings, meeting, monarch, monarchs, negotiate, norway, peace, period, picture, print, river, royal, royals, royalty, ruler, rulers, severn, vintage