> the chronicon of thietmar of merseburg and the encomium emmae report cnut's mother as having been witosawa, a daughter of mieszko i of poland. norse sources of the high middle ages, most prominently heimskringla by snorri sturluson, also give a polish princess as cnut's mother, whom they call gunhild, a daughter of burislav, the king of vindland.[15]   > cnut wasted no time to prepare for the reconquest, among the allies of denmark was bolesaw i the brave, the duke of poland, (later crowned king) a relative to the danish royal house. he lent some polish troops,[4] likely to have been a pledge made to cnut and his brother harald when, in the winter, they "went amongst the wends" to fetch their mother back to the danish court. she had been sent away by their father after the death of the swedish king eric the victorious in 995, and his marriage to sigrid the haughty, the swedish queen mother. this wedlock formed a strong alliance between the successor to the throne of sweden, olof sktkonung, and the rulers of denmark, his in-laws.[4]  ' s_invasion_of_england    
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