# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/harthacnut
# Generated: 2026-09-02T00:24:32.318Z

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description: "The last Danish king of England, dead at twenty-three while drinking at a wedding. His two-year reign closed the North Sea Empire his father built and ended a century of Scandinavian rule over the Anglo-Saxons."
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deathDate: "1042-06-08"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Harthacnut was born around 1018, son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy, heir to an empire spanning three kingdoms. When Cnut died in 1035, the inheritance fractured: Magnus I took Norway, Harthacnut held Denmark, and his half-brother Harold Harefoot claimed England. He crossed to England in 1040 after Harold's death and ruled for two years. On 8 June 1042, he collapsed at a wedding feast and died suddenly. Magnus inherited Denmark; Edward the Confessor took England. The North Sea Empire dissolved, and no Dane has worn the English crown since.