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House of Knýtlinga
The
Danish
House of Knýtlinga
(
English
: "House of Cnut's Descendants") were a ruling
royal house
in
Middle Age
Scandinavia
and
England
. Its most famous king was
Cnut the Great
, who gave his name to this dynasty. Other notable members were Cnut's father
Sweyn Forkbeard
, grandfather
Harald Bluetooth
, and sons
Harthacnut
,
Harold Harefoot
, and
Svein Knutsson
. It has also been called the
House of Canute
, the
House of Denmark
, the
House of Gorm
, or the
Jelling Dynasty
.
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