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king, since they were discontented at Cnut's absenteeism. This was a ruse on Ulf's part since his role as Harthacnut's guardian would make him the ruler of Denmark. When Cnut learnt what had happened, he returned to Denmark and fought naval engagement against the Swedish and Norwegian forces at the
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gives an account in which while Cnut lost the land battle, he was the overall victor when Ulf helped him win the accompanying sea battle. One possible explanation for this conflict of sources is that Ulf fought with the Swedes against Cnut in a 1025 battle not recounted by the saga because Olaf did
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If Eilaf fought against Cnut, he was forgiven as he was retained as Earl in England until Cnut's death, and then fled, suggesting he was closely linked to the king. Any rapprochement with Ulf was short-lived. At a banquet in
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as one of Cnut's most trusted men. From c. 1024 he was appointed the Jarl of Denmark and King Cnut's appointee as regent of Denmark. In the absence of King Cnut, he ruled as the foster-father and guardian of Cnut's son
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also gives Ulf a son, Åsbjørn, but does not explicitly name him as son of Estrith, as he does with Svein and Beorn. There may have also been a daughter -
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took advantage of King Cnut's absence and launched an attack on the Danish in the Baltic Sea. Ulf convinced the freemen to elect
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Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings, and Nobles: The Succession of the Bishops and the Pedigrees of the Kings and Nobles
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gives an account of Åsmund, son of Svein's sister, yet he is likely the same Åsmund named as son of Beorn in
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A. S. Napier and W. H. Stevenson, eds. (1895), "The Crawford Collection of Early Charters and Documents",
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not take part, but Ulf switched sides before the battle at Helgeå.
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Havhingsten fra Glendalough: The battle of the throne of England
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and started arguing with each other. The next day, the
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Mediaeval and Modern Series, Part VII, pp. 139-140.
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Index

Earl Ulf

Morris Meredith Williams
Danish
jarl
Skåne
Denmark
Thorgil Sprakling
Sweyn II of Denmark
House of Estridsen
Thorgils Sprakalägg
Styrbjörn Starke
Tyra Haraldsdotter
Thorkel Sprakalegg
Olof (II) Björnsson
House of Munsö
Harald Bluetooth
House of Knýtlinga
Cnut the Great
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
Cnut the Great's invasion of England
England
Harthacnut
Estrid Svendsdatter
Svein
Beorn
Adam of Bremen
Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson

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