What the records say
- When
- 1016
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 51.48° N, 0.31° W
- Description
- historical event in England
Cnut's invasion of England
1016 Danish conquest of England
In the autumn of 1016, the Danish prince Cnut the Great (Canute), supported by Eiríkr Hákonarson, and Thorkell the Tall successfully invaded England. Cnut's father, Sweyn Forkbeard, had previously conquered and briefly ruled England for less than five weeks.
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