During Cnut s siege of London in 1016, the Danish fleet could not pass through London Bridge which was held by Ethelred s garrison. Cnut famously ordered a channel dug south of the bridge through the Surrey marshes, allowing his longships to bypass the bridge and complete the encirclement of the city from above and below. This engineering feat sealed the investment of London and complemented the land blockade.
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