The Viking Herald

A 13th-century manuscript illustration of Edmund Ironside and Cnut the Great facing each other at Assandun.

How Cnut conquered England: The campaign of 1015–1016 (part 1)

Seen as the violent crescendo of the Viking Age in England, Cnut the Great invaded and conquered a fractured nation, following in his father's footsteps. However, the acquisition of England was just the first kingdom Cnut would seize on his way to forging an empire and gaining eternal glory.

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Bolesław the Brave

How Cnut conquered England: The campaign of 1015–1016 (part 1)