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Cnut's brother Harald was the younger of the two brothers according to Encomium Emmae. Some hint of Cnut's childhood can be found in the Flateyjarbók , a 13th-century Icelandic source that says he was taught his soldiery by the chieftain Thorkell the Tall , [ 18 ] brother to Sigurd , Jarl of Jomsborg , and the legendary Jomsvikings , at their ...
After his father's death, he was elected to the Danish throne in 1014, while his brother, the later king Cnut the Great was elected to the throne of England. [6] After his death in 1018(?), he was succeeded by Cnut the Great. Little detail is known about Harald II. [1]
Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; [3] c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman-born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the Danish king Cnut the Great.
Cnut the Great. King Harald died childless in 1018 or 1019, leaving the country without a king. Cnut was his brother's heir and went to Denmark in 1019 to claim it. While there he sent his subjects in England a letter saying he was abroad to avert an unspecified "danger", [12] and he only returned to quell incipient rebellions. [13]
Cnut the Great 985/995–1035 King of Denmark r. 1018–1035: Harald II d. 1018 King of Denmark r. 1014–1018: Estrid Svendsdatter 990 or 997 – between 1057 and 1073: Ulf the Earl Jarl of Orkney d. 1026: Gyda of Sweden d. c. 1048/1049: Sweyn II Estridsson c. 1019 –1076 King of Denmark r. 1047–1076: Tora Torbergsdatter: Beorn Estrithson d ...
Cnut wasted no time to prepare for the reconquest, Among the allies of Denmark was Bolesław I the Brave, the duke of Poland, (later crowned king) a relative to the Danish royal house. He lent some Polish troops, [ 4 ] likely to have been a pledge made to Cnut and his brother Harald when, in the winter, they "went amongst the Wends " to fetch ...
He was the father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great, and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. [2] In the mid-980s, Sweyn revolted against his father, Harald Bluetooth, and seized the throne. Harald was driven into exile and died shortly afterwards in November 986 or 987. [4]
The Danish House of Knýtlinga (English: "House of Cnut's Descendants") was a ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and England. Its most famous king was Cnut the Great, who gave his name to this dynasty. Other notable members were Cnut's father Sweyn Forkbeard, grandfather Harald Bluetooth, and sons Harthacnut, Harold Harefoot, and ...