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Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t /; Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation:; c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035.
Eric is generally held as the de facto ruler of Norway from 1000 to 1015, together with his brother Sweyn, a lesser known figure, with whom he shared his power. [15] R
Name ReignPortraitBirth, ParentsMarriage (s) IssueHarald III Sigurdsson [30] [31] Harald ...c. 1015 Son of Sigurd Syr and Åsta ...(1) Elisiv of Kiev Two daughters (2) Tora ...25 September 1066 Stamford Bridge, ...Magnus II Haraldsson [32] 1066–1069c. 1049 Eldest son of Harald III and Tora ...Never married28 April 1069 Nidaros Aged 19–20Olav III Haraldsson [32] Olaf Kyrre ...c. 1050 Youngest son of Harald III and ...Ingerid of Denmark No issue22 September 1093 Haukbø, Rånrike (now ...Haakon (II) Magnusson [33] Haakon ...c. 1069 Illegitimate son of Magnus IINever married1095 Dovrefjell Aged 25–26People also ask
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May 8, 2024 · Already in 1016, Canute had given the earldom of Northumbria to the Norwegian Viking Eric of Hlathir, and in 1017 he put the renowned Viking chief Thorkell the Tall over East Anglia. Yet Canute did not rule like a foreign conqueror for long: by 1018 Englishmen were holding earldoms in Wessex and Mercia .
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Jun 22, 2015 · Who was this man, who started his adult life as a Viking warrior and went on to become the ruler of an empire which, at its height, included England, Denmark, Norway and part of Sweden?
Canute the Great, Danish Knut, (died Nov. 12, 1035), Danish king of England (1016–35), Denmark (1019–35), and Norway (1028–35). He helped his father, Sweyn I, invade England in 1013.
May 21, 2020 · Cnut Sweynsson, known also as Cnut the Great (sometimes spelled as Canute), was the ruler of England, Denmark, Norway, and parts of Sweden. His realm is often referred to as the North Sea Empire, or the Anglo-Scandinavian Union and Cnut was one of the most powerful rulers in Europe during the 11 th century.
May 22, 2023 · A map illustrating the rise and extent of the North Sea Empire under the rule of Cnut the Great (aka Canute, Cnut Cyning, or Knútr Inn Ríki) as a personal union of England, Denmark, and Norway between 1016 and 1035 CE.
