Historical records for Norway in 1042, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Succeeds as King of Denmark. Harthacnut died while in England, and Magnus also became King of Denmark, in spite of a claim by Cnuts nephew Sweyn Estridsen, whom Harthacnut had left in control of Denmark when he went to England
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