Hubris and humility.

King Canute of course had more sense than to believe he could hold back the tide. He did it to show his courtiers the limits ...

One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be ...

He died in January 1066 without an heir. King Cnut: King of England 1016-1035. Cnut was the King of Denmark, who exploited the fragmented nature of England to seize the throne in 1016. He ruled ...

'Vikings: Valhala," a new original series to debut on Netflix later this year as a continuation of the 'Vikings' saga, announced cast members Tuesday. Cnut the Great, also known as Canute or Knut ...

The archaeologist who found the hoard said he was "shaking" when he made the discovery, which could show the uncertainty caused by regime change. | ITV News Anglia ...

She married two kings - Æthelred the Unready (reigned 1002-1016) and Cnut the Great (reigned 1017-1035) and was the mother of two kings - King Harthacnut (reigned 1040-1042) and Edward the ...