Harthacnut, the son of King Cnut and his second wife, Emma, held the English throne from the death of his half-brother, Harald Harefoot, in 1040 and until his own sudden death in 1042.
Harthacnut's birth must be placed within a few years of his parents' marriage in 1017, and he is first referred to, as a child accompanying his mother, in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle's record of the translation of the relics of St Ælfheah from London to Canterbury in 1023.
Harthacnut's birth must be placed within a few years of his parents' marriage in 1017, and he is first referred to, as a child accompanying his mother, in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle's record of the translation of the relics of St Ælfheah from London to Canterbury in 1023.
After 1026 he began his political career as a figurehead for his
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Citation: Bolton, Timothy. "Reign of King Harthacnut". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 May 2006 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1666, accessed 22 November 2024.]
