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    King Cnut

    King Cnut (also known as King Canute) ruled over England between 1016 and 1035. He is one of the Anglo-Saxon period's most prominent figures. Born in Denmark in c985–995 AD, and the son of Danish prince Sweyn Forkbeard, Cnut became a fierce Danish warrior king who conquered vast swathes of northern Europe

    A portrait of Cnut holding a sceptre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    Cnut: the great Dane

    A section of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Harold Godwinson being crowned king of England. Harold was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England and was killed by William, Duke of Normandy at the battle of Hastings in 1066. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
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    1066: eight days that rocked England

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    Viking

    Your guide to King Cnut: the fierce Danish warrior who ruled England

    What began as small raids on British coastal towns soon developed into all-out war, as a Great Viking Army arrived with a very different aim: to conquer (Photo credit: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Vikings in Britain: how did raiders and marauders become lords and kings?

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    10 ways the Anglo-Saxons changed the course of British history

    Viking ships arriving in Britain, c1130. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty
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    From the raid on Lindisfarne to Harald Hardrada’s defeat: 8 Viking dates you need to know

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    Anglo-Saxon treasures

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    Tostig Godwinson, brother of King Harold II of England, and King Harald Hardrada of Norway (1015 - 1066) receive the submission of the city of York, 1066. Shortly afterwards, they were both killed at the nearby Battle of Stamford Bridge. Engraving by L. Gruner after D. Maclise RA. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    Hastings, Stamford Bridge and Gate Fulford: three battles that lost England

    A scene depicted on the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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    The Normans: a timeline

    Section of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting a woman and child fleeing from a burning house. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
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    The Library The Anglo-Saxons’ last stand

    Detail of a Viking helmet from grave one at Vendel, Uppland, Sweden. In the 860s and 870s, the Vikings would bring war to England’s four kingdoms on a massive scale. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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    The great Viking terror: how Norse warriors conquered the Anglo-Saxons

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    Cnut’s invasion of England: setting the scene for the Norman conquest

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    The dark side of the Anglo-Saxons

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