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Cnut the Great

Type Figure Region England Time c. 995–1035 Also known as Cnut、Monarch of the North Sea Empire

Cnut the Great (c. 995–1035) ruled Denmark, England, and Norway, building a North Sea empire after conquering England in 1016;…

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  1. c. 995–1014Denmark · DenmarkSon of Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard, he invaded England with his father in 1013; after his father's death in 1014 he briefly returned to Denmark, then in 1015 again landed in England with a fleet, contesting power with Æthelred II and his son Edmund.
  2. 1016–1035London · Greater LondonAfter defeating Edmund in 1016 he held all of England; in 1017 he remarried Emma of Normandy, Æthelred's widow, to consolidate his rule; he acquired the Danish throne in 1018 and conquered Norway in 1028, forming a North Sea Empire maintained through heavy taxes and rule by earls.

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