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3 days ago · When the Norwegian king Olaf Haraldsson and Anund Jakob took advantage of Cnut's commitment to England and began to launch attacks against Denmark, Ulf gave the Danish freemen cause to accept Harthacnut, still a child, as king. This ruse resulted in Ulf ruling the kingdom as regent.
- Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside (c. 990 – 30 November 1016; Old English:...
- Harold Harefoot
Paternity Cnut, king of England, Denmark, and Norway, and...
- North Sea Empire
The North Sea Empire, also known as the Anglo-Scandinavian...
- Emma of Normandy
Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents;...
- Harald II
Harald Svendsen (c. 996–998 − c. 1018) was King of Denmark...
- Old Minster, Winchester
Emma of Normandy, wife of Æthelred the Unready and Cnut the...
- Jelling
Cnut the Great's domains, in red. The Danish House of...
- Ælfgifu of Northampton
After the defeat and death of Olaf II of Norway by forces...
- King of Denmark
The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and...
- Edmund Ironside
Jun 14, 2024 · King of Denmark r. 986–1014: Thorgil Sprakling: Anund Jacob 1008/1010–c. 1050 King of Sweden: Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir d. c. 1060: Cnut the Great 985/995–1035 King of Denmark r. 1018–1035: Harald II d. 1018 King of Denmark r. 1014–1018: Estrid Svendsdatter 990 or 997 – between 1057 and 1073: Ulf the Earl Jarl of Orkney d. 1026: Gyda ...
7 hours ago · Around the 12th century, folk traditions and iconography of the Christianizing king Olaf II of Norway (Saint Olaf; c. 995 – 1030) absorbed elements of both Thor and Freyr. After Olaf's death, his cult had spread quickly all over Scandinavia, where many churches were dedicated to him, as well as to other parts of Northern Europe.
Jun 13, 2024 · Denmark - Margaret I, Kalmar Union: Valdemar’s heirs brought the kingdom to its medieval apogee. His youngest and only surviving child, Margaret I (Margrethe I), had married a prince of Sweden, Haakon VI Magnusson, then king of Norway. Their son Olaf (Oluf) was chosen as king of Denmark in 1376.
3 days ago · Denmark is a developed country with a high standard of living, and was the first country to legally recognise same-sex partnerships. It is a founding member of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, the OSCE, and the United Nations, and is part of the Schengen Area.
Frederick VIII ( Danish: Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. The eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed the Father-in-law of Europe, Frederick was related to royalty throughout Europe.
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Jun 16, 2024 · John ( Danish, Norwegian and Swedish: Hans; né Johannes [1]) (2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513) [2] was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1481–1513), Norway (1483–1513) and as John II ( Swedish: Johan II [3] [4] [5] [6]) Sweden (1497–1501).
