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3 days ago · 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.
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May 8, 2024 · Canute. Byname: Canute the Great. Danish: Knut, or Knud, den Store. Norwegian: Knut den Mektige. Died: Nov. 12, 1035. Title / Office: king (1028-1035), Norway. king (1019-1035), Denmark. king (1016-1035), England. Notable Family Members: father Sweyn I. son Harold I. son Hardecanute.
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21 hours ago · Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and ...
- 23 April 871 – c. 886
- Osburh
21 hours ago · History of Denmark. Prehistoric Denmark c. 6000 BC–700 AD. Kongemose culture c. 6000 BC–5200 BC. Ertebølle culture c. 5,300 BC – 3,950 BC. Funnelbeaker culture c. c. 4300–2800 BC. Corded Ware culture c. 3000 BC – 2350 BC. Nordic Bronze Age c. 2000/1750–500 BC. Pre-Roman Iron Age c. 5th/4th–1st centuries BC.
- Dane(s); Danish
- Part of the North Sea Empire (1013–1035), Independent state until 1397
May 10, 2024 · Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period in British history from the 5th to the 11th century, beginning with the Roman withdrawal from Britain and ending with the Norman Conquest in 1066. This era was marked by the migration of Germanic tribes—mainly the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes—to Britain. These groups gradually formed several kingdoms ...
May 8, 2024 · Canute the Great, king of England and Denmark, founded a Benedictine abbey at St. Edmund’s shrine in 1020. The shrine became a place of pilgrimage, and from it the town took its name in the 11th century. Bury St. Edmunds received a royal charter of incorporation in 1606.
May 13, 2024 · Saint Edward the Confessor. Feast Day: October 13 – From CNA. St. Edward was born in 1003 as the son of the Duke of Normandy and nephew of King Edmund Ironside of England. He grew up in exile in Normandy from the age of 10 when the Danes gained control of England, and the early experience of loss, coupled with his earnest religious piety ...