Talk:Edmund I of England

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[edit] Requested move

Edmund I of England → Edmund the Deed-Doer — Consistency. No other pre-Conquest kings of England are titled with their numeral. All use their epithet or patronymic. I know this move is unobstructed, but I want to make sure there is concensus first. Srnec 00:34, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Except Ethelred I -Streona

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• Support. Srnec 00:34, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. It is true that pre-Conquest kings of England are not usually known by regnal numbers, but the epithet Deed-doer is really very uncommon and rather archaic. The subject is usually only known as Edmund (as in Edmund, k. of England; Edmund, k. of Wessex) with the other Edmund being known as Edmund Ironside. Plausible numeral-free alternatives include Edmund of England, which redirects here, or Edmund of Wessex, which doesn't presently exist. Edmund actually ruled Athelstan's new-fangled regnum anglorum for only a short part of his reign. For much of the time he wasn't much more than king of (Greater) Wessex, so either is reasonable. I'd suggest Edmund of England and an Edmund of England (disambiguation) page (as there are more than just the two of them to disambiguate). Apologies for the overlong comment. Angus McLellan (Talk) 12:51, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

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AKA "Edmund the Magnificent"- Streona —Preceding unsigned comment added by Streona (talk • contribs) 22:29, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I understand (I think from Stenton) that Olaf and Edmund made an agreement, after fighting one another, that whoever survived would succeed to the kingdom but Olaf died first.

Also I believe the same source has it that Edmund secured friendship with the KIng Malcolm in Strathclyde by poking his sons' eyes out with white hot pokers. Obviously diplomacy in those days was more direct than schmoozing over the Ferroro-Rochers...

Edmund also apparently had a tendency for "seducing" nuns. - Streona