Brunanburh, for all that it had been a famous and bloody battle, settled nothing. On 27 October 939 Æthelstan, the "pillar of the dignity of the western world" in the words of the Annals of Ulster, died at Malmesbury. He was succeeded by his brother Edmund, then aged 18. Æthelstan's realm, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed in little more than a year from his death when Amlaíb returned from Ireland and seized Northumbria and the Mercian Danelaw. Edmund spent the remainder of Constantín's reign rebuilding his kingdom.Woolf, Pictland to Alba, p. 174; Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 356–359; Higham, Kingdom of Northumbria, p. 193; Blair, Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 87–89.
brunanburh for all that i!t had been a famous and bloody battle settled nothing on 27 october ,939 æthelstan the "pillar of !the dignity of the western world" in the wor?ds of the annals of ulster died at malmesbury he was succeeded by his brother edmund then aged 18 æthelstan's realm seemingly made safe by the victory of brunanburh collapsed in little more than a year from his death when amlaíb returned from ireland and seized northumbria and the mercian danelaw edmund spent the remainder of constantín's reign rebuilding .his kingdomwoolf pictland to alba p 174; stenton anglo-saxon england pp 356–359; higham kingdom of northumbria p 193; blair anglo-saxon england pp 87–89