By 928, a King of Wessex had not only become king of all the ... Edgar, the son of Athelstan's brother Edmund (hence the great-grandson of Alfred), became king of all England in 959.

However, prior to his death, his final battle was the Battle of Assandun which ended in Edmund taking Wessex and King Canute (portrayed by Bradley Freegard in Vikings: Valhalla) taking the rest of ...

His half-brother Aelfweard became King of Wessex but died shortly after his ... He was succeeded by Edmund I, his half-brother. The Last Kingdom Season 5 is streaming on Netflix now.

Vikings: Valhalla is on Netflix and the first season saw Edmund (played by Louis Davison) become the "boy-king" following his father's death. He was forced to take up the leadership role at a ...

from Scotland to Mercia and Wessex. The coronation set the blueprint for all future Kings and Queens. King Edgar the Peaceful, son of Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury and brother of Eadwig ...