Godwin killed King Edmund so Canute would be the only King of England, and in season 2, he came up with an elaborate plan to ...

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.

On his way back to England, Cnut wrote a letter proclaiming himself: “king of all England and Denmark and the Norwegians and of some of the Swedes”. He was understandably proud of his achievements.

Cnut's story begins in Denmark, likely towards the end of the 10th century. His father, Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, launched a series of invasions against England, culminating in his ...

The real-life Cnut the Great was born around 990, and by 1016 he had won the throne of England. Two years later he joined the crowns of England and Denmark together, and by 1028 he had claimed the ...

Cnut the Great, was the King of Denmark, England and Norway during the Viking Age. His reign began in 1016 and ended upon his death in 1035. At the moment, it remains unknown if he will appear in ...

Sweyn’s son, Canute, was part of the invasion force. He was, in turn – after reinvading England following a brief Anglo-Saxon restoration – himself crowned king of England on 6 January 1016.

Sweyn Forkbeard (shown left), England's shortest reigning king, remains in the shadows of both his son Canute the Great, and father Harold Bluetooth On Christmas Day 1013, Danish ruler Sweyn ...

He was a Danish prince who invaded England in 1015 and became King in 1016 after both his rivals–Emma’s first husband Æthelred the Unready ... King Canute is a direct ancestor to the ...

England’s Most Brutal King Was Its Best Peacemaker ... England had been conquered 50 years earlier by the Danish King Cnut who had ruled both kingdoms from 1016 to 1035.

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