Eadric the Grasper: Sons of Mercia: 1

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He lashed his horse and pressed on, despite a thorny bush that snagged his clothes and sliced his skin. In the coming Danish period this would change to Earl, the ealdorman would continue with reference to Shires, Earl will be used in the following piece to denote the power of the individual. Although instrumental in serving Æthelred for many years, Eadric ultimately ended up changing his allegiance several times, and betraying his wife's family. I agree with you to the extent that ther’s definately something missing in our understanding of the events.

But what most historians fail to consider is that Eadric Streona's primary goal was peace and stability for England. After a short space of time his sons, Wulfheah and Ufegeat, were blinded, at King Æthelred's command, at Cookham, where he himself was then staying. Edmund and Cnut then meet in the centre of England, just north of Watling Street at Olanege (Olney), and on the advice of Eadric and other councillors make peace and agree to split the Kingdom, Edmund to get Wessex and the rest to Cnut.He began to notch up his chances of being the century’s most villainous person when Eadric first he invited Ælfhelm, earl of Northumbria to be his guest at Shrewsbury.

In a rage, Streona claimed that it was entirely due to his timely desertion of Edmund Ironside that Canute had acquired the throne.Combat between Canute the Dane and Edmund Ironside, Matthew Paris, Chronica Maiora, Cambridge, Corpus Chrisit, 26, f. Today’s vignette is about Eadric Streona and Godwin Porthund from Eadric the Grasper, in no particular time and place.

The Anglo-Saxon Home: A History of the Domestic Institutions and Customs of England (from the Fifth to Eleventh Century). A good man, forced by situations far beyond his control, makes the the best decisions possible, but they lead him down the dark rabbit hole . The armies separated without incident, and Eadric soon took forty ships from the royal fleet, fled to Cnut, and entered into his service. Brice's Day Massacre - although this is uncertain - prompting Sir Frank Stenton's epigraphic footnote about him being the usual suspect for unknown crimes. In the struggle between the English and the Danes, Eadric Streona appears in the character of an arch-traitor.Prince Edmund assembled an army to face them, but his Mercian forces refused to fight the Danes and disbanded. His gloved fingers clutched the sword at his belt, a heavy thing that normally seemed presumptuous for a boy thirteen years of age, but now seemed the only thing capable of saving his life. I am so proud to announce the release of the first official review of “Eadric the Grasper,” and hopefully there will be many more to come! This son, if he existed, would have been born prior to Eadric's marriage to Eadgyth, for any child of Eadgyth would have been too young to encompass murder in 1016 when King Edmund died.