Finally at Nidaros, now Trondheim, he was acclaimed king at the Eyrathing, and in a few months Olaf fled to Sweden. However, the invasion fell apart: the men of the Kingdom of Lindsey, who had promised to supply horses for a tactical raid, were not ready before the English nobles had reinstalled King Æthelred, whom they had previously sent into exile, after forcing him to agree to govern less harshly. (The Swedish and Norwegian lands of Jämtland, Härjedalen, Idre and Särna are not included in this map). Western Geatland or Blekinge have been suggested. , In summer 1017 he cemented his power by marrying Æthelred's widow, Emma, although he had previously married an English noblewoman, Ælfgifu of Northampton. Normally Norse players form the Scandinavian Empire instead. Cnut's enmity with him extended further back: Æthelred had returned to England in a fleet provided by Olaf. North Sea Empire and Anglo-Scandinavian Empire are terms used by historians to refer to the personal union of the kingdoms of England, Denmark and Norway for most of the period between 10 towards the end of the Viking Age. Strong navy can be made as North Sea Empire has a lot of coasts and ports, and holds 4 islands. , Cnut was the younger son of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard. He died suddenly in June 1042 "as he stood at his drink" at the wedding feast of Tovi the Proud, one of the Danish thegns of his father's court. North Sea - North Sea - Economic aspects: The constant mixing of waters in the shallow sea basin provides a rich supply of nutrient salts upon which the lower forms of marine organisms-the basis of the sea’s food chain-depend. The Khazar Khaganate is an empire-tier domain that rules with a vast swath of land above the Black Sea. The North Sea located between Norway and Denmark in the east, Scotland and England in the west, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in the south.
He died the following year and his realm was divided. Though technically Canute was counted among the kings, his position among his fellow-monarchs was truly imperial. In 1018 Cnut revived at least two earldoms in Wessex and at a meeting at Oxford, his followers and representatives of the English agreed that he would govern under the laws of King Edgar. behaved as at least a nominal Christian in later life. Before the decisive battle for London could be fought, Æthelred died on 23 April 1016. ', Denmark at the time included parts of what is now, As one historian put it: "When the 11th century began its fourth decade, Canute was, with the single exception of the Emperor, the most imposing ruler in Latin Christendom.
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