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Name: Cnut Brief biography: Eleventh century king of England, Denmark and Norway. Nationality: Danish Occupation: King Date of birth: c.995 Place of birth: Denmark Period of rule: 1016-1035 (England); 1018-1035 (Denmark); 1028-1035 (Norway) Date of death: 1035 Place of death: Shaftsbury |
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Cnut, also known as Canute or Knud, was king of England, Denmark and Norway. He was a son of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard and (probably) a grandson of Mieszko I of Poland. He is perhaps best known for the story of his vanity in trying to hold back the waves, but this is now thought either to be Cnut's demonstration of his fallibility as a man, not his vanity, or, more likely, a twelfth century fabrication. Following his death in 1035, Cnut's kingdoms became separate again. |
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| Penny Cnut; Norwich; Sigeric BIRBI-BR29 | |
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