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| Encomium Emmae Reginae | |
|---|---|
| Gesta Cnutonis Regis | |
 Queen Emma receiving the Encomium Emmae Reginae from the author (kneeling), with her sons Harthacnut and Edward the Confessor in the background. This illustration is found in the extant 11th-century copy of the Encomium in the British Library. | |
| Author(s) | "The Encomiast", an anonymous monk of St Bertin's or St Omer's abbey |
| Patron | Emma of Normandy |
| Audience | Harthacnut's court |
| Language | Latin |
| Date | 1041 / 1042 |
| Manuscript(s) | (1) BL, Add. 33241; (2) NLW, Hengwrt 158 (=Peniarth 281); (3) BL, Add. 6920; (4) Bibliothèque Nationale, Fonds Lat. 6235; (5) Courtenay Compendium (olim Exeter, Devon Record Office) |
| Personages | Emma, Harthacnut, Thorkill, etc. |
Encomium Emmae Reginae or Gesta Cnutonis Regis is an 11th-century Latin encomium in honour of the English queen Emma of Normandy. It was written in 1041 or 1042, probably by a monk of Saint-Omer, Normandy.