Anglo-Danish Empire: A Companion to the Reign of King Cnut the Great

Published by Medieval Institute Publications 2022

Anglo-Danish Empire

A Companion to the Reign of King Cnut the Great

Edited by: Richard North , Erin Goeres and Alison Finlay

In the series The Northern Medieval World

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501513336

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About this book

Anglo-Danish Empire is an interdisciplinary handbook for the Danish conquest of England in 1016 and the subsequent reign of King Cnut the Great. Bringing together scholars from the fields of history, literature, archaeology, and manuscript studies, the volume offers comprehensive analysis of England’s shift from Anglo-Saxon to Danish rule. It follows the history of this complicated transition, from the closing years of the reign of King Æthelred II and the Anglo-Danish wars, to Cnut’s accession to the throne of England and his consolidation of power at home and abroad. Ruling from 1016 to 1035, Cnut drew England into a Scandinavian empire that stretched from Ireland to the Baltic. His reign rewrote the place of Denmark and England within Europe, altering the political and cultural landscapes of both countries for decades to come.

Author / Editor information

Richard North and Erin Goeres, University College London, UK; Alison Finlay, Birkbeck College, London, UK.

Reviews

"Das Verdienst des Bandes liegt in dem breiten Panorama, welches die aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen (Geschichtswissenschaft, Skandinavistik, Anglistik und Archäologie) stammenden Fallstudien von der transmaritimen Herrschaft Knuts zeichnen." Stephan Bruhn in: H-Soz-Kult, 15.02.2023, www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-128374 (30.03.2023)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Maps Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XIX
Prologue “King of Danes, Irish, English and Island- Dwellers”: An Audience with Knútr inn Ríki Erin Goeres and Richard North Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Cnut’s Conquest
Chapter 1 London into the Age of Cnut: An Archaeological Perspective Andrew Reynolds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 2 Coins of Æthelred II and Cnut the Great from London Excavations Julian M. C. Bowsher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 3 Early-Eleventh-Century Weapons from the Site of Old London Bridge: A Reassessment John Clark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter 4 The Reign of King Æthelred the Unready in Multiple Maps Simon Keynes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Chapter 5 The Æthelredian Fragment of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Personality of its Author Zoya Metlitskaya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 6 Æthelred’s Death and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle’s Tone Michael Treschow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Chapter 7 King Edmund II Ironside and the Siege of London, 1016 David McDermott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Part II: Cnut’s Kingdom
Chapter 8 Cnut, King of the English, 1017–1019 Ryan Lavelle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Chapter 9 “In London, Very Justly”: Cnut’s English Reputation and the Death of Eadric Streona Eleanor Parker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Chapter 10 Cnut’s Interaction with Winchester: A Reassessment Barbara Yorke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Chapter 11 Heroic Legend: Sigmundr Fáfnisbani in the Court of King Cnut Simon C. Thomson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Chapter 12 An Icelander in Cnut’s Court: The Case of Sigvatr Þórðarson Russell Poole Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Chapter 13 Behold the Front Page: Cnut and the Scyldings in Beowulf Richard North Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Part III: Cnut’s Empire
Map: The empire of Cnut the Great (1016–1035). Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Chapter 14 “Vuiberg Hic Coronatur Rex Dacie”: The Crowning of King Cnut in Viborg, 1019 Jesper Hjermind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Chapter 15 King Cnut of England and the Danish Homelands Marie Bønløkke Spejlborg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Chapter 16 Cnut’s Ecclesiastical Policy in the Context of His English and Danish Predecessors Caitlin Ellis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Chapter 17 Cnut’s Gift of a Swithun-relic to “Dacia”: A Gift to Denmark or Norway? Eldbjørg Haug Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Chapter 18 Cnut, his Dynasty, and the Elbe-Slavs Laura Amalasunta Gazzoli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
Chapter 19 Cnut’s Reign in England and Denmark: The Western Slavonic Perspective Jakub Morawiec Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
Chapter 20 St. Clement of Rome: Patron Saint of Cnut and the Dynasty of Denmark Barbara E. Crawford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	431
Epilogue Cnut and the Potential Uses and Abuses of the Late Narrative Sources from Northern Scandinavia Timothy Bolton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	459
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	485
General Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	487
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	535

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Audience: Historiker, Bibliotheken, Institute
Pages
- Front matter: 19
- Main content: 550
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 59
- Coloured Illustrations: 43
- Tables: 6
Keywords: King Cnut the Great; Danish Conquest of England; Medieval History

eBook

Published: June 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781501513336

Hardcover

Published: June 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781501519819