tions in France. After King Sweyn of Denmark defeated the Saxons, Ethelred sent Emma and their sons, Alfred and Edgar, to Normandy. Ethelred reclaimed the throne after Sweyn's death in 1014. Sweyn's son, Canute, and his fleet landed at Sandwich in 1009, overcame Saxon opposition led by Ethelred's son, Edmund, and, after both Ethelred and Edmund died, was proclaimed King of England.
Canute wooed Emma and eventually won her hand. Emma showed her strong attachment to her family (and protected her o
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