| Name | Cnut Sweynsson, Canute I of England, Canute II of Denmark, Knud (?-1035). King of England (1016-1035) King of Denmark (1019–1035) King of Norway (1028-1035) |
| Family | Jelling (or: Knýtlinga) dynasty. Father is Sweyn Forkbeard. Mother is unknown, perhaps Gunhild? Married to: (1) Ælfgifu of Northampton (c. 1014?) (2) Emma of Normandy (1017). Children: Ælfgifu: Sweyn Cnutsson, Harold Harefoot. Emma: Harthacnut, Gunhilda of Denmark. |
| Life | Leaves England after his father’s death in 1014. Invades England in 1015 and besieges London in 1016. Co-Ruler of England with Edmund Ironside until the latter’s death in 1016. Pilgrimage to Rome in 1027. Succeeds his brother as king of Denmark in 1018. After a struggle with Olaf Haraldsson also king of Norway in 1028. |
Published on March 18, 2020
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