Born from blood and vengeance, Canute rose beyond his father's shadow to unite England, Denmark, and Norway under one crown—becoming the greatest Viking king in history.

King Canute, the Viking who invaded England and seized the throne in 1016. The King of England, Aethelred, often called The Unready, fled to Normandy.

Let’s not forget that, once upon a time, Catholicism was quite active in those countries. The Church honors “three kings” as ...

Add to this the idea that a journalist actually got the King Canute story right and we have a day of veritable wonders. Duncan Smith's argument is that we should invoke Article 50 in the early ...

In the recent row over injunctions and Twitter, the analogy of King Canute vainly trying to hold back the tide has constantly been used. But is it correct?

Although the offending king dies of natural causes before Canute lands on English soil, he is still met by a formidable rival set on protecting England from the Viking invaders.

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In the apocryphal tale, the 11th century English King Canute took his throne to the sea to try to roll back the tide. His purpose was to show his courtiers he couldn’t do it.

The cathedral in Odense, Denmark, has for nine centuries held the relics of the Danish King St. Canute the Holy and his brother Benedikt. They were both murdered here in AD 1086, and just a few ...

The apocryphal story of King Canute tells of the Scandinavian king of England centuries ago sitting at the sea’s edge, proving to his sycophantic courtiers that even his mighty commands were ...

In the recent row over injunctions and Twitter, the analogy of King Canute vainly trying to hold back the tide has constantly been used. But is it correct?