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Cnut the Great

Type Figure Region Denmark Time c. 995–1035 Also known as Cnut the Great、Canute、克努特、克努特大帝

Cnut the Great (c. 995–1035) was king of Denmark who also ruled England and Norway, founding a North Sea empire spanning Scandinavia and the British …

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  1. c. 1001–1010Denmark · DenmarkAs son of Sweyn Forkbeard, Cnut took part in Viking expeditions and political maneuvering against England between 1001 and 1010, not yet ruling independently but already the principal heir to the throne.
  2. 1016–1035London · EnglandAfter defeating Edmund Ironside in 1016 he became king of England, later also taking the Danish and Norwegian crowns and establishing an empire across the North Sea.

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