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Hardeknud regerede i Danmark mellem 1035 og 1042 og i England mellem 1040 og 1042.

Han var Englands sidste danske konge, og han kæmpede for at holde på landet, som hans far, Kong Knud den Store, havde regeret.

Knud regerede i Danmark, England og Norge, men ved hans død tog Magnus I Norge, mens Harold Harefoot tog England.

Hardeknud tog over England, da Harold Harefoot, hans halvbror, døde.

Efter Hardeknuds død i 1042 tog Magnus også over Danmark.

Da Hardeknud kom til tronen i Danmark i 1035, var han kendt som Knud III.

På tidspunktet forhindrede problemer i Danmark ham fra at tage til England, så han indvilgede i at Harold Harefoot skulle være sin regent, selv om de fleste i England betragtede Harold som værende deres konge, da Hardeknud ikke besøgte England.

Da han endelig sejlede til England i 1039 for at invadere landet og tage det fra Harold, lod han være, da han fandt at Harold var syg og tæt på døden.

Efter Harolds død, blev han inviteret til at tage tronen i England, selv om dette gik han ind med en militær styrke som sikkerhed vis nu en opstand skulle finde sted.

Historiske beretninger om hvad der skete under Hardeknuds regeringstid er lidt tvivlsomme og ser ud til at have nogle konflikter.

På grund af uklare detaljer, har historikere fortolket dem på forskellige måder.

De fleste oplysninger fra hans tid, foreslår dog, at han ikke var særlig vellidt, og at han ikke gjorde noget, der var særlig kongeligt.

Hans mor Emma spillede tilsyneladende en stor rolle i hans forsøg på at få Englands trone.

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Harthacnut ruled Denmark between 1035 and 1042 and England between 1040 and 1042.

He was England’s last Danish king, and he struggled to hold on to all of the land his father, King Cnut the Great, had ruled.

Cnut ruled Denmark, England, and Norway, but at his death, Magnus I took Norway while Harold Harefoot took England.

Harthacnut took over England when Harold Harefoot, who was his half-brother, died.

After Harthacnut’s death in 1042, Magnus took over Denmark as well.

When Harthacnut came to the throne of Denmark in 1035, he was known as Cnut III.

At that time, problems in Denmark prevented him from going to England, so he agreed that Harold Harefoot should be his regent, although most in England considered Harold to be their king because Harthacnut did not visit England.

When he finally did sail for England in 1039 with the intent to invade the country and take it from Harold, he held off because he found that Harold was sick and close to death.

After Harold’s death, he was invited to take the throne of England, although he went in with a military force just in case opposition arose.

Historical accounts of what happened during Harthacnut’s reign are a bit questionable and appear to conflict in some places.

Because of obscure details in these accounts, historians have come to interpret them in various ways.

Most records from his day, however, suggest that he was not very well liked and that he didn’t do anything that was very kingly.

His mother Emma apparently played a key role in his attempts to gain England’s throne.

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