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Who was king of England in 1016-1035?
Cnut the Great.
What Danish ruler of England ruled Denmark and Norway?
Cnut the Great, born 990 AD Denmark and died 1035 in England
How many years did danish kings rule England?
Cnut the Great in 1016-1035 (also King of Denmark 1018-1035) and his sons Harold Harefoot 1035-1040 and Harthacnut who was also King of Denmark and England in 1040-42, he was succeeded by his half brother Edward on the English throne before Harold and William the Conqueror entered the frame.
What great danish ruler of England who also ruled denmark and Norway?
Sweyn Forkbeard, 1013-14 (king of Denmark 986/7-1014 and Norway 999-1014)Canute, 1016-1035 (also king of Denmark 1018-35 and Norway 1028-35)
Personification of king canute?
Canute the Great, also known as Cnut in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, or Knut (died November 12, 1035) was a Viking king of England and Denmark, and Norway, and of some of Sweden. He lived from 995 to 1035 AD. He ruled England from 1016 to 1035. He famously sat on the beach and commanded the tide to turn back to demonstrate that there were powers over which even the mighty Cnut had no control.
Was Cnut an Anglo-Norman king?
Canute the Great, also known as Cnut, (died 12 November 1035) was a Viking king of England and Denmark, and Norway, and of some of Sweden. Reign England: 1016 - 1035 Denmark: 1018 - 1035 Norway: 1028 - 1035. Canute was a son of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard, Canute's date of birth, like his mother's name, is unknown. According to Legend, he ordered the waves to stop but he was actually proving to his courtiers that even kings could not control nature.
What was Harold hadrada strength?
He was the true heir to a previous King, called Canute(1016-1035).
Why did harald hardrada think heshould be king of engalnd?
because his ancestor was king in 1016 to 1035
Danish king of England 934 1035?
Canute, otherwise known as Knut Sveinsson, king of England, Denmark, and Norway,(995-1035). The story of his attempt to turn back the sea has been misconstrued. What he was trying to prove was that only God could control the tide, not man.
Was William the Conqueror the King of England?
he was the only one to conquer England as we know now but the the Romans conquered some barbarian tribes before him. ---------------------------- And between the Romans and William parts of England were conquered by the Vikings.
Which parts of England where danish law and custom were observed in the early middle ages?
When King Cnut landed in the summer of 1015 he controlled Wessex and north of the Thames. In 1016 he besieged London and soon after dividing the country with Edmund he got all of the country north of the Thames and Edmund is given Wessex. When Edmund dies in 1016 this leaves Cnut King. He divides the country into four districts: Mescia, Northumbia, East Anglia, and Wessax and assigns the districts to people he can trust. He keeps Wessex for himself. In 1018 the laws of King Edgar are drafted into the legal code of England. Cnut dies on November 12, 1035 at the age of 40.
What portion of England did The anglo-saxons cede to the danes?
To start, under Alfred "the Great", the Anglo-Saxons manage to hold 1 of the 4 earldoms: Wessex. So at this point (9th Century/860's) the Vikings held the majority of England. Alfred fought on and the peace of Wedmore (878) it was agreed the Danes would settle in the east of England; This is known as Danelaw. These areas included East Anglia, East Midlands, Lincolnshire and east Yorkshire. Then the Danish where virtually non-existent in England after Edward "The Elder" pushed the Danish as far back as the Humber, modern day Hull. However, in 1013, an army led by King Svien of denmark invaded the North of England and settled.From 1016 - 1035 in Canute's reign, the Danes secured the whole of England.
