Who Was Alive

Were Cnut and William the Conqueror alive at the same time?

Yes. Cnut and William the Conqueror were alive at the same time, from 1027–1028 to 1035.

Cnut

Cnut

Monarch of Norway

Born AD 994 · died 12 November 1035, aged 40 or 41

William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror

Monarch of England

Born 1027–1028 · died 9 September 1087

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  4. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  5. Cnut, AD 994 – 1035
  6. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  7. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  8. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Cnut and William the Conqueror in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Cnut and William the Conqueror were born

Cnut and William the Conqueror are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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