Cnut claims to rule "part of Sweden"…

August 1026 CE

Cnut claims to rule "part of Sweden" together with England, Denmark, and Norway.

At some time after the Battle of the Helgeå, he subjugates the core provinces of Sweden around Lake Mälaren, where he has his own coins minted either in the capital, Sigtuna, or in Lund, at this time part of Denmark, with the inscription CNVT REX SW ("Cnut King of the Swedes").

Western Götaland or Blekinge have been suggested.

It is probably an overlordship more than actual rule; Cnut does not have to be present in Sweden to order the minting of coins.

Coins are also minted asserting he rules Ireland, and Swedish history at this early date is so uncertain that we can hardly be sure even of the names of the kings.

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