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337 – The Rise of King Edmund Ironside

The British History Podcast

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The Battle of Pencilwood

This chapter explores the first battle between King Edmund and the Danes at Pencilwood, where the landscape favored the Old English style of battle, forcing the Danes to advance directly on the English shield wall.

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