Cnut

Timothy Bolton (University of Oslo)

Ed. by Hugh Magennis, Queen's University Belfast
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.2: Danish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Julie Allen (Brigham Young University), Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

Dates

Born c. 995
Died 1035
Activity 1013-1035

Places

Born in Denmark
Active in Denmark; England; Norway

Activities

Primary

Military commander
Politician
Ruler

Resources

Please see our entry on Cnut's reign in the Topics table

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Citation: Bolton, Timothy. "Cnut". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2006 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11713, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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