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Canute the Great 980-1035
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Image above:
Canute I
From Portraits
of the Kings of England with their Arms prior to
the Norman Conquest, Plate 6, as part of the
book The National Portrait Gallery History of
the Kings and Queens of England by David
Williamson |
Canute I, also called
Canute the Great, and
also spelled Knut or
Cnut, was Danish.
Canute's father
was Sweyn I,
also called Sweyn
Forkbeard.
Canute was the
King of England
1016 - 1035
King of
Denmark (as Canute II)
1019 - 1035
King of Norway
1028 -
1035
And here are Canute's territories.
Dominions of Canute 1014-1035
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