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Attack by Olaf II of Norway on London, ~1014 AD (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway#Reign

Skaldic poetry suggests he led a successful seaborne attack that took down London Bridge, though Anglo-Saxon sources do not confirm this. This may have been in 1014, restoring London and the English throne to Æthelred the Unready and removing Cnut.[19]

[–] KnitWit 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Can you imagine growing up with the name of Cnut, kids can be so mean!