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Name: north sea empire

Type: Cluster

Start: 1013 AD

End: 1042 AD

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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • North Sea Empire (Denmark-Norway-England)
  • North Sea Empire (Denmark-England)
  • Establishment


  • December 1013: Sweyn Forkbeard, the King of Denmark, conquered England in 1013.
  • Chronology


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    1. North Sea Empire


    Were a series of ephemeral Norse-ruled personal unions between England and Scandinavian countries.

  • February 1014: Sweyn Forkbeard died and his realm was divided.
  • January 1019: Cnut the Great acquired England in 1016 and Denmark in 1018.
  • January 1029: Norway part of the North Sea Empire in 1028.
  • January 1029: After a decade of conflict with opponents in Scandinavia, Cnut the Great of Denmark claimed the crown of Norway in Trondheim in 1028.
  • November 1035: After the death of Cnut the Great, the North Sea Empire was again divided into Denmark, England, and Norway.
  • March 1040: Harthacnut was the son of King Cnut the Great of Denmark and England. He became the ruler of both territories in 1040.
  • June 1042: Harthacnut died suddenly in 1042 and was succeeded by Magnus in Denmark and Edward the Confessor in England. Harthacnut was the last Dane to rule England.

  • Disestablishment


  • June 1042: Harthacnut died suddenly in 1042 and was succeeded by Magnus in Denmark and Edward the Confessor in England. Harthacnut was the last Dane to rule England.
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