11th century in Denmark
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Events from the 11th century in Denmark.
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Monarchs
- Sweyn Forkbeard, 986â1014
- Harald II of Denmark, 1014âc. 1018
- Cnut the Great, 1018â1035
- Harthacnut, 1035â1042
- Magnus the Good, 1042â1047
- Sweyn II, 1047â1076
- Harald III, 1076â1080
- Canute IV, 1080â1086
- Olaf I, 1086â1095
- Eric I, 1095â1103
Events
- 1013 â Sweyn Forkbeard again invades England, briefly taking the English throne.
- 3 February 1014 â Sweyn Forkbeard dies in Gainsborough, and Ãthelred regains the English throne from the Danish.
- 18 October 1016 â Cnut the Great reconquers England at the Battle of Assandun. In the treaty which followed, Cnut gained control of all of England except Wessex.
- 30 November 1016 â Edmund Ironside dies, and his control of Wessex is handed over to Cnut.
- 12 November 1035 â Cnut dies, and the kingdoms of Denmark and England are once again made separate.
- 17 June 1040 â King Harthacnut lands at Sandwich and regains the English throne.
- 8 June 1042 â Harthacnut dies and Magnus the Good succeeds him as King of Denmark while Edward the Confessor becomes king of England.
- 9 August 1062 â Danish forces are defeated by Harald III of Norway at the naval Battle of NisÃ¥.
- 1064 â a peace agreement is reached between Harald III and Sweyn II, ending Harald III's invasions of Denmark.
Births
- 1096 â Canute Lavard (died 1131)[1]
Date unknown
- c. 1040 â Harald Hen (died 1080)
- c. 1042 â Canute IV of Denmark (died 1086)
- c. 1050 â Sweyn the Crusader (died 1097 in modern-day Turkey)
- c. 1050 â Olaf I of Denmark (died 1095)
- c. 1060 â Eric I of Denmark (died 1103 in Cyprus)
- c. 1062 â Bjørn Svendsen (died c. 1100 in Rendsburg)
- c. 1063 â Niels, King of Denmark (died 1134)
- c. 1078 â Asser Rig (died 1151)
- c. 1080 â Harald Kesja (died 1135)
- c. 1082 â Ingegerd Knutsdatter
- c. 1083 â Cecilia Knutsdatter (died c. 1131)
- c. 1084 â Charles the Good (died 1127 in Flanders)
- c. 1090 â Eric II of Denmark (died 1137)
- c. 1090 â Henrik SkadelÃ¥r (died 1134)
Deaths
- 3 February 1014 â Sweyn Forkbeard (born 963, died in England)
- 1026 â Ulf Jarl
- 12 November 1035 â Cnut the Great (born c. 990, died in England)
- 1035 â Svein Knutsson (born c. 1016)
- 25 October 1047 â Magnus the Good (born c. 1034 in Norway)
- 1074 â William of Roskilde
- 28 April 1076 â Sweyn II of Denmark (born c. 1019 in England)
- 17 April 1080 â Harald Hen (born c. 1040)
- 10 July 1086 â Canute IV of Denmark (born c. 1042)
- 18 August 1095 â Olaf I of Denmark (born c. 1050)
Date unknown
- c. 1018 â Harald II of Denmark (born c. 997)
- c. 1048 â Gyda of Sweden, Queen consort
- c. 1065 â Theodgar of Vestervig