The real Harthacnut also became King of Denmark (as Cnut III) after Cnut’s death, reigning from 1035 to 1042 (as he died in ...

Harthacnut, whose name means 'tough knot' was the son of King Cnut and Emma of Normandy. He ruled England for just two years, 1040-1042, though he'd also sat on the Danish throne since 1035.

Now Harthacnut became king only to die at about the age of 25 in 1042. So it was that Edward, Emma of Normandy's second son by Aethelred became King Edward. This was Edward the Confessor.

This article is presented by Netflix. Emma of Normandy was Queen consort of England (twice), Denmark, and Norway through two different husbands, later reigning as Regent for her son Harthacnut.

But when Harthacnut died after a short reign in 1042, the English selected Harthacnut's Anglo-Saxon half-brother, Edward the Confessor, as king instead.

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