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Cnut the Great

994–1035

Cnut the Great was the Danish conqueror who became king of England, Denmark and Norway. After defeating Edmund Ironside, he built a North Sea empire and governed England through a mixture of Scandinavian military power and established English institutions.

In Griff Hosker’s Viking Dragon, Jarl Dragonheart and his men raid Lundenwic and bring back a great amount of treasure but they also bring trouble. In Griff Hosker’s Viking Shadow, with his great grandson, Sámr, the last of the Ulfheonar and his galdramenn, Aiden, the Dragonheart must battle to save himself and then his land. Other novels featuring Cnut the Great include Griff Hosker’s Viking Treasure, Griff Hosker’s Viking Warband, Griff Hosker’s The Dragon Sword, Griff Hosker’s Viking Slave, and Cecelia Holland’s Kings of the North.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to Cnut the Great

Danish Conquest of England 1003–1016

Series

Series featuring Cnut the Great (5 series)

Dragonheart in Order

by Griff Hosker 22 books 4.5

Dragonheart is a long Viking saga centred on Jarl Dragon Heart, his kin and his warrior band. The books move through raiding, revenge, settlement, family succession and conflict across the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man, Saxon England, Norway and wider Viking routes. The sequence is less a…

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Danelaw Saga in Order

by Griff Hosker 5 books 4.5

The Danelaw Saga follows Sven Saxon Sword through the late Anglo-Saxon world as Danish pressure, weak kingship and the rise of Cnut transform England. The sequence is set around the final decades before the Danish conquest, where local war leaders, oath-bound households and shifting loyalties exist between Anglo-Saxon…

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The Earls of Mercia in Order

by M J Porter 11 books 4.4

The Earls of Mercia series is a multi-generational saga of the powerful family that dominated English politics during the reigns of Æthelred the Unready, Cnut, Edward the Confessor and the years leading towards 1066. Beginning with Ealdorman Leofwine and continuing through Leofric, Ælfgar and their descendants, the novels…

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The Earls of Mercia Side Stories in Order

by M J Porter 4 books 4.4

The Earls of Mercia Side Stories expand the main saga through figures whose lives intersect with Mercia's ruling family and the Danish conquest of England. The books focus on warriors, royal relatives and political survivors including Wulfstan, Sweyn, Cnut and Estrid, providing additional perspectives on war, kinship and…

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The Life and Times of Corban Loosestrife in Order

by Cecelia Holland 6 books 3.9

The six-volume Corban Loosestrife saga begins in tenth-century Ireland when a Viking raid destroys Corban’s family and carries away his twin sister, Mav. His pursuit takes him through Dublin, Jórvík and Denmark before the family attempts a new life across the Atlantic. The later volumes shift much of…

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Standalone books

Standalone books featuring Cnut the Great (1 book)