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Harthacnut I of Denmark

880 - 1000

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Harthacnut or Cnut I (Danish: Hardeknud; Old Norse: Hǫrða-Knútr) was a semi-legendary King of Denmark. The old Norse story Ragnarssona þáttr makes Harthacnut son of the semi-mythic viking chieftain Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, himself one of the sons of the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok. The saga in turn makes Harthacnut the father of the historical king, Gorm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harthacnut I of Denmark has received more than 324,217 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Harthacnut I of Denmark is the 4,340th most popular politician (down from 3,882nd in 2019), the 883rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 856th in 2019) and the 154th most popular British Politician.

Harthacnut I of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy. He was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042. Harthacnut was a son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.71

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Over the past year Harthacnut I of Denmark has had the most page views in the with 40,628 views, followed by Russian (18,835), and Spanish (11,741). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Icelandic (214.53%), Belarusian (67.42%), and Estonian (32.20%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 4,340 out of 19,576. Before him are Gentius, Alexandros Papagos, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Pentawer, Harpalus, and Stephanus of Byzantium. After him are Olave Baden-Powell, Muhammad al-Nasir, Yaqub Beg, Huang Chao, Vsevolod the Big Nest, and Harald III of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 880, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Louis the Blind, Hugh of Italy, and Lambert of Italy. After him are Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, Beatrice of Vermandois, Adalbert I of Ivrea, Abas I of Armenia, Fujiwara no Tadahira, and Hywel Dda. Among people deceased in 1000, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Olaf Tryggvason, Bjarni Herjólfsson, and Al-Maqdisi. After him are Zoe Karbonopsina, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Constantine of Preslav, Henry of Speyer, Bertha of Swabia, Ibn Sahl, and Abu Sulayman Sijistani.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 883 out of 8,785. Before him are Emily Davison (1872), Charlotte Cooper (1870), Wentworth Miller (1972), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), Keith Emerson (1944), and Charles Spurgeon (1834). After him are Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Derek Barton (1918), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Mick Taylor (1949), and Samuel Butler (1612).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 154. Before him are Rishi Sunak (1980), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Robert Clive (1725), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484). After him are Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), and Duncan I of Scotland (1001).

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