Person

Edward the Exile

son of English King Edmund Ironside and of Ealdgyth

b. 1016 CE – d. 1057 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Edward the Exile (1016 – late August 1057), also called Edward Ætheling, is the son of King Edmund Ironside and of Ealdgyth.

He spends most of his life in exile following the defeat of his father by Canute the Great.

Moran, J. (2017). Edward the Exile. History Atlas. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/edward-the-exile/

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