Whether they liked it or not, England, Wales and Scotland were on the road to assimilation into the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, forming a political union with Norway, Denmark and parts of Sweden.The North Sea Empire (1016-1035): countries where Cnut was king in red vassal states in orange other allied states in yellowHow did this happen? The mid-to-late 900s AD witnessed an Anglo-Saxon golden age of peace and prosperity.Īlfred had beaten-off a first Viking attempt to conquer Britain in the late 800s, and his grandson Aethelstan had crushed an attempted reassertion of power by northern Britain at the Battle of Brunanburgh in 937.But then it all turned sour. A ‘yes’ vote would see Scotland not only withdraw from the UK, but also re-orientate its political and economic relationships from western Europe and the Commonwealth to northern and eastern Europe and particularly, to the Scandinavian countries of Norway and Denmark.This would not be the first time that Scotland has enjoyed close ties with Scandinavia.A millennium ago in 1014, a five-hundred year old Anglo-Saxon monarchy was fighting for its survival against the Viking invaders. ![]() It is likely that Scotland will soon be voting on whether it should become an independent country.
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