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Showing posts with label Harthacnut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harthacnut. Show all posts
25 May 2026

Defectors

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It must have been a shock when Thorkell the Tall , a leader and warrior of the early 12th-century Danish invasion of England, changed his st...
02 June 2024

Edward and Emma

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In 1037, Harold Harefoot was declared king in England. The next year he expelled Emma of Normandy , mother of his half-brother Harthacnut wh...
01 June 2024

Edward's Path to the Throne

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Æthelred the Unready had several children by two wives. His seventh son (and first by his second wife, Emma of Normandy ), was named Edward...
30 May 2024

Magnus the Good

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When Olaf II Haraldsson was driven out of Norway in 1028, his family fled with him. This included a concubine, Alfhild, and their young son...
26 May 2024

King Cnut of Denmark

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The death of Svein Forkbeard in 1014 made his youngest son into King Harald II of Denmark. He had been left as regent when his Svein and Har...
09 June 2014

The Death(s) of King Harthacnut

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Harthacanute's death at the wedding feast [Cambridge University Library, Ee.3.59, fo. 7r] He was the son of King Cnut, and his roya...
19 May 2014

Mother and Wife of Kings

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Ælfgifu on the Bayeaux Tapestry Ælfgifu of Northampton was once mentioned here as the wife of King Cnut. When King Svein Forkbeard of ...
28 July 2012

Leofric

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Remember Edward the Confessor ? He may have had good qualities, but getting along with family was not one of them. Not only was he harsh to...