Meanwhile Edmund Ironside's children had gone into exile and ended up in Hungary. One of the sons was Edward the Exile who was father of Edgar ætheling, a teenager in 1066 and direct descendant of Ætheldred II. 19/

The Normans were of course very interested in England as Edward the Confessor had spent so much time in the court. As Emma of Normandy was William II's (late the conqueror) great aunt, this meant Edward was his 2nd cousin. 20/