| Cnut the Great's Invasion of England | |||||||||
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| Part of the Viking Invasions of England | |||||||||
 Ashingdon hill, possible location of the battle of Assandun | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Kingdom of Denmark Norwegian Vikings | Kingdom of England | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Cnut the Great Thorkell the Tall Eadric Streona Eiríkr Hákonarson[2] |
Edmund II  Ælfric of Hampshire † Ulfcytel Snillingr † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 10000 men and 200 ships-according to the sagas | unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||||
In the autumn of 1016, the Danish prince Cnut the Great (Canute), supported by Eiríkr Hákonarson,[3] successfully invaded England. Cnut's father, Sweyn Forkbeard, had previously conquered and briefly ruled England for less than five weeks.
- ^ "Edmund II (king of England)". Britannica. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ Campbell 1998, p. 69.
- ^ Stenton, Frank M. (2001). Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280139-2. P. 387.