Cnut returns in August 1015 to find …
Years: 1015 - 1015
August
Cnut returns in August 1015 to find a complex and volatile situation unfolding in England.
Æthelred's son, Edmund Ironside, has revolted against his father and established himself in the Danelaw, which is angry at Cnut and Æthelred for the ravaging of Lindsey and is prepared to support Edmund in any uprising against both of them.
Cnut conquers most of England over the next months.
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- Anglo-Saxons
- Denmark, Kingdom of
- Vikings
- Danes (Scandinavians)
- Normandy, Duchy of
- England, (Anglo-Saxon) Kingdom of
