Knowledge (XXG)

Cnut's invasion of Norway

Source 📝

241: 45: 312:. The ships brought from England were large and well-manned. Olaf was informed of Cnut's fleet and intentions, and he did what he could to meet the invasion. The forces the Norwegians were able to muster, sailed up the Oslofjord and remained there until Cnut had departed from the land. Canute sailed across the Norwegian coasts, starting from 316:. At important points, Canute landed and summoned local assemblies. These assemblies generally obeyed Cnut, and the locals swore allegiance to their new king. However, wherever there was occasion to do so, Cnut appointed now local officials that he could trust. 299:
After this invasion, Cnut began to view his Norse neighbours as potential threats to his power. Subsequently, already in 1027, Danish envoys appeared throughout the Norwegian coast, bribing Norwegian aristocrats into going against Olaf Haraldson.
288:, Cnut appears to have come out of the overall conflict with fewer losses than his counterparts. The Norwegians in particular, appear to have made a tactical error during the Battle of Helgeå. When the Swedes pulled out their forces to 667: 240: 296:, hindering any Norwegian ships to return home. This resulted in the Norwegians abandoning their ships and marching through Sweden to reach Norway. 349:
Notably, there was no reason for Cnut to go further north since representatives from the north were present in the grand assembly. Cnut installed
689: 357:. However, control over Norway was short-lived for Cnut, and dominion over the kingdom was lost within Cnut's lifetime, most probably in 614: 199: 120: 585: 704: 353:
as governor of Norway, yet he would die at sea. Olaf Haraldsson now saw an opportunity to retake to throne, yet was defeated
699: 694: 373: 714: 709: 308:
In 1028, Canute was ready to strike Norway. With 50 ships, Cnut sailed along the Low German shores up to the
379: 354: 284:
and Olaf Skötkonung made an alliance and attacked Denmark in 1026. After the seemingly inconclusive
285: 235: 54: 273: 44: 341:
were summoned to a grand assembly. Here Cnut was formally proclaimed the true King of Norway.
324: 147: 136: 50: 17: 618: 385: 211: 113: 350: 257: 253: 245: 207: 203: 191: 214:
between 1028 and 1029. The invasion was a success and did not encounter much resistance.
268:. Additionally, circumstantial evidence supports that Sweyn Forkbeard held some form of 281: 223: 219: 215: 132: 593: 719: 683: 269: 140: 338: 277: 293: 328: 265: 320: 309: 289: 261: 244:
Illustration of Cnut preparing for war against Sweden and Norway, by
78: 313: 239: 532: 530: 517: 515: 454: 452: 450: 332: 32: 292:, Cnut and the Danes stationed their fleet at 8: 388: – 1013–1042 empire in Northwest Europe 27:Invasion of Norway by Cnut the Great in 1029 327:, who joined him with a large force. When 276:. As a result of the Danish aggression in 198:), was an invasion and subjugation of the 29: 260:, had previously had control in parts of 382: – 1030 battle in Trøndelag, Norway 398: 376: – 1016 Danish conquest of England 631: 572: 560: 548: 536: 521: 506: 494: 482: 470: 458: 441: 429: 417: 405: 337:) was reached, chieftains from all of 89:Danish and Norwegian chieftain victory 323:, where he renewed his alliance with 7: 164:Unknown, but smaller than the Danes 25: 615:"Slaget 29. juli (Slaget i 1030)" 43: 264:, particularly the area around 252:Cnut's father and grandfather, 675:. London: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS. 617:(in Norwegian). Archived from 18:Cnut's Invasion of Norway 1: 690:Battles involving the Vikings 358: 53:in 1028 by Olav's forces, by 650:The Empire of Cnut the Great 222:, and Cnut would be crowned 736: 659:Cnut's Scandinavian Empire 374:Cnut's invasion of England 233: 666:Larson, Laurence (1912). 188:Cnut's Conquest of Norway 184:Cnut's Invasion of Norway 168: 153: 126: 107: 61: 42: 37: 33:Cnut's Invasion of Norway 648:Bolton, Timothy (2009). 319:Cnut spent some time in 99:Norway conquered by Cnut 38:Part of Cnut's conquests 272:over the Swedish king, 196:Knuds invasion af Norge 657:Sawyer, Peter (1994). 333: 249: 195: 127:Commanders and leaders 705:Wars involving Norway 243: 169:Casualties and losses 700:Invasions by England 695:Invasions by Denmark 380:Battle of Stiklestad 117:Norwegian chieftains 551:, p. 238–239. 250: 218:would flee to the 55:Peter Nicolai Arbo 715:Conflicts in 1029 710:Conflicts in 1028 325:Erling Skjalgsson 200:Kingdom of Norway 181: 180: 137:Erling Skjalgsson 103: 102: 51:Erling Skjalgsson 16:(Redirected from 727: 676: 674: 669:Canute the Great 662: 661:. Boston: Brill. 653: 652:. Boston: Brill. 635: 629: 623: 622: 611: 605: 604: 602: 601: 592:. Archived from 582: 576: 570: 564: 558: 552: 546: 540: 534: 525: 519: 510: 504: 498: 492: 486: 480: 474: 468: 462: 456: 445: 439: 433: 432:, p. 14–15. 427: 421: 415: 409: 403: 386:North Sea Empire 363: 360: 336: 286:Battle of Helgeå 236:Battle of Helgeå 212:Canute the Great 114:North Sea Empire 63: 62: 47: 30: 21: 735: 734: 730: 729: 728: 726: 725: 724: 680: 679: 672: 665: 656: 647: 644: 639: 638: 630: 626: 613: 612: 608: 599: 597: 584: 583: 579: 571: 567: 559: 555: 547: 543: 535: 528: 520: 513: 505: 501: 493: 489: 481: 477: 469: 465: 457: 448: 440: 436: 428: 424: 416: 412: 404: 400: 395: 370: 361: 351:Haakon Ericsson 347: 306: 274:Olaf Skötkonung 258:Harald Gormsson 254:Sweyn Forkbeard 246:Halfdan Egedius 238: 232: 204:king of Denmark 160: 148:Olaf Haraldsson 135: 116: 95: 81: 48: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 733: 731: 723: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 682: 681: 678: 677: 663: 654: 643: 640: 637: 636: 634:, p. 308. 624: 621:on 2009-04-08. 606: 577: 575:, p. 240. 565: 563:, p. 239. 553: 541: 539:, p. 238. 526: 524:, p. 237. 511: 509:, p. 236. 499: 487: 485:, p. 234. 475: 473:, p. 245. 463: 461:, p. 244. 446: 444:, p. 243. 434: 422: 420:, p. 242. 410: 408:, p. 241. 397: 396: 394: 391: 390: 389: 383: 377: 369: 366: 346: 343: 305: 302: 282:Olaf Haraldson 231: 228: 224:king of Norway 216:Olaf Haraldson 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 166: 165: 162: 156: 155: 151: 150: 145: 133:Cnut the Great 129: 128: 124: 123: 118: 110: 109: 105: 104: 101: 100: 97: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 77: 75: 71: 70: 67: 59: 58: 40: 39: 35: 34: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 732: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 687: 685: 671: 670: 664: 660: 655: 651: 646: 645: 641: 633: 628: 625: 620: 616: 610: 607: 596:on 2011-07-16 595: 591: 590:(D4DR Media)" 589: 581: 578: 574: 569: 566: 562: 557: 554: 550: 545: 542: 538: 533: 531: 527: 523: 518: 516: 512: 508: 503: 500: 496: 491: 488: 484: 479: 476: 472: 467: 464: 460: 455: 453: 451: 447: 443: 438: 435: 431: 426: 423: 419: 414: 411: 407: 402: 399: 392: 387: 384: 381: 378: 375: 372: 371: 367: 365: 356: 355:at Stiklestad 352: 344: 342: 340: 335: 330: 326: 322: 317: 315: 311: 303: 301: 297: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 247: 242: 237: 229: 227: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 176: 173: 172: 167: 163: 158: 157: 152: 149: 146: 144: 143: 138: 134: 131: 130: 125: 122: 119: 115: 112: 111: 106: 98: 93: 92: 88: 85: 84: 80: 76: 73: 72: 68: 65: 64: 60: 56: 52: 46: 41: 36: 31: 19: 668: 658: 649: 627: 619:the original 609: 598:. Retrieved 594:the original 587: 580: 568: 556: 544: 502: 490: 478: 466: 437: 425: 413: 401: 348: 318: 307: 298: 270:overlordship 251: 187: 183: 182: 141: 108:Belligerents 642:Works cited 632:Larson 1912 573:Larson 1912 561:Larson 1912 549:Larson 1912 537:Larson 1912 522:Larson 1912 507:Larson 1912 495:Bolton 2009 483:Larson 1912 471:Bolton 2009 459:Bolton 2009 442:Bolton 2009 430:Sawyer 1994 418:Bolton 2009 406:Bolton 2009 362: 1034 278:Scandinavia 220:Kievan Rus' 161:Large force 94:Territorial 69:1028 – 1029 684:Categories 600:2010-02-27 393:References 234:See also: 230:Background 588:Trøndelag 345:Aftermath 339:Trøndelag 329:Trondheim 266:Oslofjord 49:Death of 368:See also 321:Egersund 310:Limfjord 304:Invasion 290:Svealand 159:50 ships 154:Strength 74:Location 334:Nidaros 294:Øresund 208:England 202:by the 177:Unknown 174:Unknown 96:changes 57:in 1831 262:Norway 192:Danish 139:  121:Norway 86:Result 79:Norway 673:(PDF) 314:Agder 720:Cnut 256:and 206:and 66:Date 364:. 186:or 686:: 529:^ 514:^ 449:^ 359:c. 280:, 226:. 210:, 194:: 603:. 586:" 497:. 331:( 248:. 190:( 142:X 20:)

Index

Cnut's Invasion of Norway

Erling Skjalgsson
Peter Nicolai Arbo
Norway
North Sea Empire
Norway
Cnut the Great
Erling Skjalgsson
X
Olaf Haraldsson
Danish
Kingdom of Norway
king of Denmark
England
Canute the Great
Olaf Haraldson
Kievan Rus'
king of Norway
Battle of Helgeå

Halfdan Egedius
Sweyn Forkbeard
Harald Gormsson
Norway
Oslofjord
overlordship
Olaf Skötkonung
Scandinavia
Olaf Haraldson

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.