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          Canute

          Cnut II and I (Danish: Knud II; 25 May — 12 November ) nicknamed the Great (Danish: den Store) was the King of Denmark as Cnut II from , King of England as Cnut I from , and King of Norway from until his death in Cnut was considered one of Europe's most powerful rulers during his time.

          He ruled over England, Denmark, Norway, and a part of Sweden on which are called the North Sea Empire.

          Conquest of England

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          In the summer of , Canute's fleet set sail for England with a Danish army of perhaps 10, in longships.[1] Cnut was at the head of an array of Vikings from all over Scandinavia.

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          The invasion force was to be in often close and grisly warfare with the English for the next fourteen months. Practically all of the battles were fought against Aethelred's son, Edmund Ironside.

          After ascending the throne in , Canute executed many of Edmund's followers, to make his crown safe.

          Family

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          Canute, a Christ