Viking Kings in England
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 4.4.3
Viking Kings in England
King Sweyn Forkbeard
- Sweyn Forkbeard became King of England in 1013.
- King Aethelred ran away.
- Forkbeard died one year later, in 1014.
King Cnut the Great
- King Aethelred became king again.
- He died in 1016.
- King Cnut the Great invaded Britain again and became the king of England
- Cnut was the son of Sweyn Forkbeard.
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