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Cnut the Great

Also known as Canute, Canute II Sveynsson, King of England and Denmark, Cnut, Canute, the Dane, Canute the Dane

Cnut ( ; ; – 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. The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are referred to together as the North Sea Empire by historians.

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Cnut, also known as Knud, was a male monarch and writer born in Denmark in 994. He was the son of Sweyn I of Denmark and Gunhild of Wenden, and a member of the House of Knýtlinga. His siblings included Harald II of Denmark, Gyda Svendsdatter, Estrid Svendsdatter, and Olof Skötkonung. Cnut held the noble title of king and served as the monarch of England, Denmark, and Norway. He maintained citizenship in the Danish Realm and the North Sea Empire, working across England, Denmark, and Norway.

He was married to Ælfgifu of Northampton and Emma of Normandy. Their children were Svein Knutsson, Harold Harefoot, Harthacanute, and Gunhilda of Denmark. Cnut spoke, wrote, or signed in Latin. He died of natural causes on 1035-11-12 in Shaftesbury and was buried at Winchester Cathedral. His life and reign are described by sources including The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Key facts

Royalty.image: Canute and Ælfgifu cropped (Canute).jpg
Royalty.caption: Contemporary drawing of King Cnutfrom the New Minster Liber Vitae, 1031
Royalty.succession: King of England
Royalty.reign: 1016–1035
Royalty.coronation: 1017 in London
Royalty.successor: Harold I
Royalty.predecessor: Edmund II
Royalty.succession1: King of Denmark
Royalty.reign1: 1018–1035
Royalty.successor1: Harthacnut
Royalty.predecessor1: Harald II
Royalty.succession2: King of Norway
Royalty.reign2: 1028–1035
Royalty.successor2: Magnus the Good
Royalty.predecessor2: Saint Olaf
Royalty.regent2: Svein Knutsson
Royalty.reg type2: Co-king
Royalty.house: Knýtlinga

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Knud
Gender: male
Citizenship: North Sea Empire
Place of birth: Denmark
Place of death: Shaftesbury
Spouse: Emma of Normandy
Father: Sweyn I of Denmark
Mother: Gunhild of Wenden
Sibling: Olof Skötkonung
Occupation: writer
Position held: Monarch of Norway
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Old Norse religion
Family: House of Knýtlinga
Noble title: king
Conflict: Battle of Helgeå
Image: Knut der Große cropped.jpg
Work location: Norway

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place of burial: Winchester Cathedral
Commons category: Canute the Great
topic's main category: Category:Cnut
date of death: 1035-11-12
date of birth: 0994-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Knūtr inn rīki

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Cnut the Great, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Birth and kingship
Conquest of England
Landing in Wessex
Advance into the North
Siege of London
London captured by treaty
King of England
Consolidation and Danegeld
Affairs to the East
Statesmanship
King of Denmark
Journey to Rome
King of Norway and part of Sweden
Influence in the western sea-ways
Relations with the Church
Death and succession
Bones at Winchester
Marriages and children
Family tree
Cnut's ''skalds''
The story of Cnut and the waves
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

As a Danish prince, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe. His later accession to the Danish throne in 1018 brought the crowns of England and Denmark together. Cnut sought to keep this power base by uniting Danes and English under cultural bonds of wealth and custom. After a decade of conflict with opponents in Scandinavia, Cnut claimed the crown of Norway in Trondheim in 1028. In 1031, Malcolm II of Scotland also submitted to him, though Anglo-Norse influence over Scotland was weak and ultimately did not last by the time of Cnut's death.

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Cnut the Great