Which English king, who lived from about 988-993 to 1016, was nicknamed Ironside?
Edmund Ironside 1070 Edward the Exile's daughter, Margaret, became Queen consort to Malcolm III of Scotland. Through her and her descendants, Edmund is the direct ancestor of almost every subsequent Scottish monarch, every English monarch from Henry II onward, and every monarch of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom, down to the present day. Edmund Ironside Edmund Ironside (c.990 – 30 November 1016; , ; sometimes also known as Edmund II) was King of England from 23 April to 30 November 1016. He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York. Edmund's reign was
Björn Ironside Björn Ironside Björn Ironside (Old Norse: "Bjǫrn Járnsíða", Icelandic: "Björn Járnsíða", Swedish: "Björn Järnsida," Danish: "Bjørn Jernside"; Medieval Latin: "Bier Costae ferreae") was a historical Viking chief who also figures in late sources as a son of Ragnar Lodbrok and a legendary king of Sweden. He lived in the 9th century, being securely dated between 855 and 858. Björn Ironside is said to have been the first ruler of the Munsö dynasty. In the early 18th century, a barrow on the island of Munsö was claimed by antiquarians to be "Björn Järnsidas hög" or Björn Ironside's barrow. Medieval sources refer