Cnut's invasion of England
| Cnut the Great's Invasion of England | |||||||||
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| Part of the Viking Invasions of England | |||||||||
Ashingdon hill, possible location of the battle of Assandun | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Kingdom of Denmark Norwegian Vikings | Kingdom of England | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Cnut the Great Thorkell the Tall Eadric Streona Eiríkr Hákonarson |
Edmund II Ælfric of Hampshire † Ulfcytel Snillingr † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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160 ships according to the Anglo-Saxon chronicle | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
In the autumn of 1016, the Danish prince Cnut the Great (Canute), supported by Eiríkr Hákonarson, and Thorkell the Tall successfully invaded England. Cnut's father, Sweyn Forkbeard, had previously conquered and briefly ruled England for less than five weeks.