Cnut the Great's invasion of England (Q30512324)

matcher place: London Borough of Hounslow (relation 51848), London (relation 65606)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1016 in England, Battles and military actions in London, Battles involving the Vikings, Brentford, London, Cnut, Conflicts in 1016, Invasions by Denmark, Invasions of England, Military history of Middlesex

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

In the autumn of 1016, the Danish prince Cnut the Great (Canute) together with the Norwegian fleet of Eiríkr Hákonarson successfully invaded England. Cnut's father, Sweyn Forkbeard, had previously conquered and briefly ruled England for less than five weeks.

Wikidata location: 51.4786, -0.3069 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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