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It’s 1025 Cnut had a problem on his hands.
Barely a year after putting down Thorkell’s rebellion, Cnut was sailing for Denmark… again. To war, again.
346 – Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Drakkars
Month: April 2020
345 – Building Blocks
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In the early 11th century, the English were crushed by the Scots in the Battle of Carham. We are told that King Malcolm of Scotland, supported by King Owain of Strathclyde, brought their combined armies to bear against the forces of Ealdorman Uhtred of Bernicia in 1018… and there, they slaughtered the English.
But there’s a problem with that story.