Cnut's invasion of England
In the autumn of 1016, the Danish prince Cnut the Great (Canute) successfully invaded England. Cnut's father, Sweyn Forkbeard, had previously conquered and briefly ruled England for less than five weeks.
| Cnut the Great's Invasion of England | |||||||||
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| Part of the Viking Invasions of England | |||||||||
Ashingdon hill, possible location of the battle of Assandun | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Denmark | Kingdom of England | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Cnut the Great |
Edmund II Eadnoth the Younger † Ulfcytel Snillingr † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||||
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