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Knud den Store regerede Danmark, Norge og visse dele af Sverige og England.

Hans Kongerige er undertiden blevet benævnt som Nordsøens imperium eller det Anglo-skandinaviske imperium.

Han blev født circa 985 eller 995 og døde i 1035.

Inden for blot et par årtier efter hans død var det meste af hans arv tabt efter at hans arvinger døde.

Han var stadig Danmarks prins, da han erobrede England i 1016 og vandt tronen.

Sejren fulgtes af hundredvis af år af aktivitet fra vikingerne i europas nordvestlige dele.

Da han steg til tronen i Danmark i 1018, bragte han kongedømmerne Danmark og England sammen.

Han brugte de kulturelle bånd, tradition og rigdom i stedet for brutalitet for at forene de to nationer.

Efter mange år i konflikt med andre beføjelser i hele Skandinavien, tog han Norges krone i 1028.

Han har måske også besat den svenske by Sigtuna omkring dette tidspunkt, eftersom mønter blev slået der indikerer at han var konge.

Men narrative optegnelser fra perioden fortæller dog ikke om hans bedrift i området.

Da Knud døde i 1035, tog hans søn Hardeknud over.

Men Hardeknud og resten af hans sønner døde indenfor 10 år efter hans død.

Knuds eneste kendte datter døde også før hun blev kejserinde i Italien, dermed afsluttes den kongelige arvefølge efter Knud.

Hvis alle af Knuds arvinger ikke var døde 10 år efter hans død, kunne hans union af England og Skandinavien have givet et grundlag for en varig union mellem disse to dele af Europa.

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Cnut the Great, also known as Canute, ruled Denmark, Norway, some parts of Sweden, and England.

His kingdom was sometimes referred to as the North Sea Empire or Anglo-Scandinavian Empire.

He was born around 985 or 995 and died in 1035.

Within just a few decades of his death, his legacy was mostly lost after his heirs died.

He was still Denmark’s prince when he conquered England in 1016, winning the throne there.

His victory followed hundreds of years of Viking activity in Europe’s northwestern parts.

When he ascended to Denmark’s throne in 1018, he brought the kingdoms of Denmark and England together.

He used the cultural bonds of customs and wealth instead of brutality to unite the two nations.

After many years in conflict with other powers throughout Scandinavia, he took Norway’s crown in 1028.

He also may have occupied the Swedish town of Sigtuna around this time, as coins were struck which indicated that he was king.

However, narrative records from the period do not tell of his holding of the area.

When Cnut died in 1035, his son Harthacnut succeeded him.

However, Harthacnut and the rest of his sons died within 10 years of his death.

Cnut’s only known daughter also died before she became an empress in Italy, effectively cutting Cnut’s royal line of succession off.

If all of Cnut’s heirs had not died within 10 years of his death, then his union of England and Scandinavia could have provided a foundation for a lasting union between these two parts of Europe.

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