Emma of Normandy and Cnut

New Minster Liber Vitae
Brandon M. Bender
by Unknown Artist
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A contemporary illustration of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy donating a cross to the New Minster in Winchester, England. Queen Emma is listed by her English name, Aelfgifu (not to be confused with Cnut's first wife, Aelfgifu of Northampton). From the New Minster Liber Vitae, Stowe MS 944, f. 6.

British Library, London.

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Artist, U. (2025, July 11). Emma of Normandy and Cnut: New Minster Liber Vitae. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20670/emma-of-normandy-and-cnut/

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