1034: King Canute is one of those shadowy figures from the Dark Ages — like Arthur and Alfred the Great — who has passed into legend.

Nevertheless, like his historical namesake Canute (or Cnut) The Great, he would take control of England, making it the first of many lands in his domain. Canute was a revolutionary Viking who ...

This is the story of Cnut the Great, a Danish warrior who not only conquered England but eventually won the hearts of its people. And part of the tale unfolds right here in Southampton!

A Tale of Denmark.; THE WARD OF KING CANUTE. By Ottilie A. Liliencrants. Illustrated by Troy and Margaret W. Kinney. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co.

The press played it up as one of the decade's worst disasters. In a slow Easter week on Fleet Street, Britain's newspapers called it another Battle of Britain. A few correspondents even ...

Winston Churchill last week cast himself in the role of Canute ... GREAT BRITAIN: Prime Minister Canute; GREAT BRITAIN: Prime Minister Canute. 3 minute read. TIME. August 11, 1941 12:00 AM GMT-4. ...