11th century in Denmark
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Events from the 11th century in Denmark.
Monarchs
- Sweyn Forkbeard, 986–1014
- Harald II of Denmark, 1014–c. 1018
- Cnut the Great, 1018–1035
- Harthacnut, 1035–1042
- Magnus the Good, 1042–1047
- Sweyn II, 1047–1076
- Harald III, 1076–1080
- Canute IV, 1080–1086
- Olaf I, 1086–1095
- Eric I, 1095–1103
Events
- 1013 – Sweyn Forkbeard again invades England, briefly taking the English throne.
- 3 February 1014 – Sweyn Forkbeard dies in Gainsborough, and Æthelred regains the English throne from the Danish.
- 18 October 1016 – Cnut the Great reconquers England at the Battle of Assandun. In the treaty which followed, Cnut gained control of all of England except Wessex.
- 30 November 1016 – Edmund Ironside dies, and his control of Wessex is handed over to Cnut.
- 12 November 1035 – Cnut dies, and the kingdoms of Denmark and England are once again made separate.
- 17 June 1040 – King Harthacnut lands at Sandwich and regains the English throne.
- 8 June 1042 – Harthacnut dies and Magnus the Good succeeds him as King of Denmark while Edward the Confessor becomes king of England.
- 9 August 1062 – Danish forces are defeated by Harald III of Norway at the naval Battle of Niså.
- 1064 – a peace agreement is reached between Harald III and Sweyn II, ending Harald III's invasions of Denmark.
Births
- 1096 – Canute Lavard
- c. 1040 – Harald Hen
- c. 1042 – Canute IV of Denmark
- c. 1050 – Sweyn the Crusader
- c. 1050 – Olaf I of Denmark
- c. 1060 – Eric I of Denmark
- c. 1062 – Bjørn Svendsen
- c. 1063 – Niels, King of Denmark
- c. 1078 – Asser Rig
- c. 1080 – Harald Kesja
- c. 1082 – Ingegerd Knutsdatter
- c. 1083 – Cecilia Knutsdatter
- c. 1084 – Charles the Good
- c. 1090 – Eric II of Denmark
- c. 1090 – Henrik Skadelår
Deaths
- 3 February 1014 – Sweyn Forkbeard
- 1026 – Ulf Jarl
- 12 November 1035 – Cnut the Great
- 1035 – Svein Knutsson
- 25 October 1047 – Magnus the Good
- 1074 – William of Roskilde
- 28 April 1076 – Sweyn II of Denmark
- 17 April 1080 – Harald Hen
- 10 July 1086 – Canute IV of Denmark
- 18 August 1095 – Olaf I of Denmark
- c. 1018 – Harald II of Denmark
- c. 1048 – Gyda of Sweden, Queen consort
- c. 1065 – Theodgar of Vestervig