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.

Vikings: Valhalla season 3 saw King Canute deciding who would succeed him as King of England, and the show made big changes to his children's fates.

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

The compromise by which Edmond and Canute agreed to divide the kingdom with the understanding that at the death of the one the other was to become sole ruler is arranged (by the author) during a ...

King Cnut, who ruled England, Denmark and Norway in the 11th century, was playing against an earl named Ulf in Roskilde when he made a move that broke the rules — prompting his noble opponent to ...

The Viking warrior who ascended to become King of England, Denmark, and Norway, is a figure shrouded in both history and legend.

Canute's Candlemas visits to Ely inspired the young Benjamin Britten 900 years later King Canute was no softy. When England first resisted his claims to the crown he returned to Denmark, stopping ...

Xi Jinping Stars as King Canute With Chinese Stocks Beijing may try to rescue falling share prices with $280 billion. Good luck.

King Canute at least had the humility to admit his impotence when confronted with the reality of his wet feet.

Like medieval King Canute's unsuccessful attempt to command the incoming tide to stop, central banks' attempts to push back against swelling interest rate cut bets seem forlorn.

The raids on England carried out by Canute’s father, Sweyn I, had forced King Ethelred the Unready to flee in 1013. This allowed Sweyn a clear path to the throne as a short-lived King of the ...