Danish conquest of England

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The Danish conquest of England was the early 11th-century takeover of the English throne by Danish kings, culminating in Cnut the Great’s rule over a North Sea empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military conquest
war of succession
cause Danish dynastic ambitions in England
weakening of Anglo-Saxon monarchy under Æthelred the Unready
consequence Cnut the Great becomes king of all England
continuation of Danish rule in England until 1042
increased Scandinavian influence in English politics
integration of England into a North Sea Empire
endDate 1016
followedBy Danish conquest of England self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great
hasKeyFigure Cnut the Great
Edmund Ironside
Sweyn Forkbeard
Æthelred the Unready
historicalInterpretation seen as culmination of Viking expansion into England
historicalSignificance reshaped the English monarchy and its connections to Scandinavia
involvedCommander Cnut the Great
Edmund Ironside
Sweyn Forkbeard
Æthelred the Unready
languageOfPrimarySources Old English
Norse
surface form: Old Norse
location England
mainBelligerent Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of England
notableBattle Battle of Assandun
siege operations against London
opposedBy Anglo-Saxon nobility
partOf Viking Age
precededBy Viking raids on England
relatedTo Anglo-Saxon England
House of Knýtlinga
Viking invasions of England
result Danish victory
establishment of Danish rule over England
significantEvent Battle of Assandun
Treaty of Olney
campaigns of Cnut the Great in England
death of Edmund Ironside in 1016
death of Sweyn Forkbeard in 1014
division of England between Cnut and Edmund Ironside
flight of Æthelred the Unready to Normandy
invasion of England by Sweyn Forkbeard in 1013
return of Æthelred the Unready in 1014
startDate 1013
timePeriod early 11th century

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Viking Age notableEvent Danish conquest of England
Danish conquest of England followedBy Danish conquest of England self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great
Anglo-Saxon England significantEvent Danish conquest of England
Emma of Normandy notableEvent Danish conquest of England
Viking invasions of England hasPart Danish conquest of England
Battle of Assandun partOf Danish conquest of England