When Sweyn Forkbeard invaded in 1013, the Humber served as the strategic pivot of the conquest. The Danelaw north of Watling Street submitted immediately giving Sweyn a secure base before crossing south. After Sweyn died at Gainsborough in 1014, the Danish fleet elected Cnut as king. The Humber thus marked both the limit of initial submission and the staging point for the completed conquest of 1016.
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