Cnut's invasion of England
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In the autumn of 1016, the Danish prince Cnut the Great (Canute) successfully invaded England. Cnut's father, Sweyn Forkbeard, had previously conquered and briefly ruled England for less than five weeks.
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Cnut the Great's Invasion of England | |||||||||
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Part of the Viking Invasions of England | |||||||||
Ashingdon hill, possible location of the battle of Assandun | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Kingdom of Denmark | Kingdom of England | ||||||||
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Cnut the Great |
Edmund II Eadnoth the Younger † Ulfcytel Snillingr † | ||||||||
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unknown | unknown | ||||||||
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unknown | unknown |
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