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The seal of Canute VI, dating from the 1190s, is the earliest known example of the coat of arms of Denmark. The only known copy of this insignia was discovered in Schwerin, Germany in 1879. The king's closed crown differs from the open crowns shown on the seals of his successors. [1] King of Denmark. Reign.
Canute VI (born 1163, Denmark—died Nov. 12, 1202, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (coregent, 1170–82; king, 1182–1202), during whose reign Denmark withdrew from the Holy Roman Empire and extended its dominion along the southern Baltic coast to Pomerania, Mecklenburg, and Holstein. Canute’s role in the Danish expansion was overshadowed ...
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Canute of Denmark. Canute of Denmark - Danish: Knud - may refer to: Six kings of Denmark. Harthacnut I of Denmark or Canute I the Hardy, legendary King of Denmark (916/17–934) Cnut the Great, Canute II the Great, (985/95–1035), King of Denmark (1018–1035), Norway and England. Harthacnut, Canute III the Hardy, (1020–1042), King of ...
Canute came to the throne amidst great turmoil in the aftermath of aethelred ii's long reign (978 – 1013 and 1014 – 1016), which had been marred by a protracted struggle against Canute's father Swegn Forkbeard of Denmark and his Viking host. Swegn forced Aethelred to flee to the Norman court of his brother-in-law in December 1013, but Swegn ...
Canute VI (Danish: Knud Valdemarsøn; c. 1163 – 12 November 1202) was King of Denmark (1182–1202). Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Canute VI of Denmark has received more than 121,136 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019).
In November 2017, CENTRUM, in collaboration with the Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Southern Denmark, held a large seminar on Canute the Holy and his contemporaries. An English language publication of the contributions was released in December 2019 and can be downloaded here. At the same time, a number of articles with other ...
