Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Cnut the Great Biography and Timeline

Follow Cnut the Great through 1 dated historical records for Denmark.

Cnut the Great, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

1Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1016–1016Years on this page

1016

Danish Kingship of England

King · London · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Cnut became king of England and incorporated the Danelaw within a wider Scandinavian monarchy.

Role range: 1016-1035

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.