Harthacnut
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Harthacnut was King of Denmark from 1035, and King of England from 1040 until his death in 1042. He was the last monarch of the North Sea Empire, an empire consisting of England and Denmark, and was a
Harthacnut in the 14th-century Genealogical Roll of the Kings of England
Cnut, king of England, Denmark, and Norway, with his sons Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut
Silver penny of Harthacnut
Harthacnut (left) meeting the young King Magnus the Good at the Göta älv river in modern-day Sweden. Illustration by Halfdan Egedius.
Harold Harefoot
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Harold I, commonly known as Harold Harefoot, was King of England from 1037 to 1040. His nickname is first recorded in the twelfth century in the history of Ely Abbey as "Harefoh" or "Harefah". Some la
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…father's territories. Magnus I seized control of Norway, while Harthacnut succeeded as King of Denmark. In 1040, following the death of his half-brother Harold Harefoot, he became King of England. Harthacnut died suddenly in 1042 and was succeeded by Magnus in Denmark and Edward the Confessor in England. He was the…
Harold Harefoot drawn in the 13th century, from The Life of King Edward the Confessor by Matthew Paris
Silver penny of Harold I
The runestone Sm 42, in Småland, Sweden, mentions "Haralds kunungs", probably meaning King Harold Harefoot.