The Greatest Viking King | Canute The Great | Vikings Valhalla

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When Canute was just a boy, he heard a story of the St.Brice’s day massacre; King Aethelred of England ordered the extermination of all Danes in his land, which led to the death of his Aunt Gunhilde and her husband Pallig and countless others. His father Sweyn Forkbeard was overcome with grief and would personally lead raids against England frequently. Canute’s father was rash, bold and a fearless warrior but he wasn’t there for the boy as he was always away fighting. So how would Canute be forged into the greatest King Scandinavia had ever seen? This is his story.
Sources: the Flateyjarbok, the Knytlinga saga, the Knutsdrapa, The Anglo Saxon Chrnocicle
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[@UNSOLVABLE]

That's basically the cost of 1 single month of Netflix. Will probably check it out over the weekend.

[@libbys.1708]

Same, very intrigued!

[@Man_im_dead-]

Here from Vinland saga, I’m so glad that it introduced me to this wonderful part of history

[@SuperAnthonyBennett]

I didn't know about him till Vinland Saga. This video really helped to recognise how amazing of a leader he is.

[@bradkempton7905]

In my opinion Canute is the Viking version of Alexander the Great. They both had fathers who were great warriors with grand ambitions and struggled with getting out from under their father's shadows, they both became kings at a young age, they both had far grander ambitions than their fathers, they both heavily relied on their faith and used it to their advantage, they both died far too young and once they died their empires died with them, plus many more similarities.

[@HerculesMays]

I'd never thought of Canute in that way before, but I can certainly see it now

[@historyprofiles]

Yea I agree as soon as they died their empires collapsed, both great conquerors

[@bryanbartley5198]

Very well said, I believe Canute isn't more known or spoken of in history

[@PalmettoNDN]

Did they both have sugar in their tank?

[@TheRealTomahawk]

45 is not young it’s middle aged 45-54 is middle aged I say that because Herakles didn’t die young he died at 51? or close to there. Achilles Alexander Jesus Bruce Lee and Tupac died young before the age of 33. 25 in Tupac’s case but you get the picture. They were in their prime prime. Back then it might be a little bit older. They were pagans except for Jesus. Moses Joshua Caleb David Samson Elijah and Elisha could probably do whatever they want until their 80’s Samson was never going to weaken Caleb was 75 and he felt 29 Elijah could run faster than a chariot David is just blessed by God and a skilled warrior? Elisha could probably have she bears and angels fight for him and before them, people lived to be between 200 and 969 years old

[@UNSOLVABLE]

The most challenging part of viking history is keeping track of who's who. They've basically all called the same three names 😂

[@lin_6x579]

😂😂

[@tonyabresee7944]

English History is extremely similar. All of the Kings, Queens, and lesser royalty all have the same names. I have a ancestor named Eleanor of Aquitaine. Trying to learn about this woman was difficult at first because there are so many Queen Eleanor's all over Europe. The Kings of England are all William, Henry, and Edward. Lol. I always thought Canute stood out to me specifically because he was not a William Edward or Henry. LOL. Trying to remember the time period, and deeds done by certain royals to me is very hard because they all have the same freaking name

[@nickschalin6594]

Yeah, as a kid in Sweden we had to read all the Viking sagas, it was hard work to keep up with everyone.

[@trancecod]

saxons are even better than that :D

[@Christian_Bagger]

How dare you marginalize my culture! Personally when Crown-prince Frederik ascends to the throne and becomes Frederick the Tenth, that’s gonna be rejoice! And so for his firstborn son, whose gonna be King Christian the Eleventh!

[@freshjuice1119]

Can't wait for vinland saga Canute is going to be 🔥

[@mktf5582]

One of the underrated Kings in British and world history.

[@srenclausen8534]

And danish

[@mktf5582]

@@srenclausen8534 Scandinavia, he was king of many parts as well.

[@jamesnave1249]

100%!!!

[@tonyu5985]

and Polish.

[@wrestlingbear1188]

Cnute the Great. King of Norway, England, Denmark and Sweden. A mighty warrior. Emperor of Northwestern Europe.

[@Deripperda]

The North Sea Empire

[@anaibarangan4908]

Extremely historically underrated.

[@robertrobski1013]

Haha he always been scared by baltic pirates fearless Wends

[@chookitty5219]

Damn. I first knew King Canute from Vikings: Valhalla. The first time I saw him from the show I knew he was more than his appearance. And I really liked the way he was with Queen Emma.

[@berenicewaters4096]

What a legend, Canut was! What such dangerous time to live in England was at the time of the Viking invations. A great video and a brave man indeed.

[@nufkasztuka663]

Knut was the son of polish princess Świętosława. Among his allies was Bolesław Chrobry, the king of Poland. Świętosława had been sent away by king Swen Forkbeard. Knut and Harald fetched their mother back to Denmark after the death of their father.

[@vanefreja86]

In my hometown of Roskilde in Denmark, we have a major road named after Canute. And also one named after Queen Emma.

[@Foggymist399]

Loved the shows portrayal of his character. Glad to see a king that everyone can stand behind and is open to the opinions of others, unless they threaten his.

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

They got basic events about his life wrong

[@Foggymist399]

@@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl both shows of vikings are notorious from spinning the truth of history for plot. So nothing new bro. But yes not historically accurate

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@Foggymist399 the problem is that the real history is much more interesting than the fiction. In fact shows like game of thrones got infamous of mimicking history

[@Foggymist399]

@@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl i agree with that mimdset but also game of thrones wasnt exactlu historicaly accurate either and it became one of the greatest shows of its time. Not aleays is history as entertaining as some believe.

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@Foggymist399 the things that game of thrones was praised for were all liftied directly from history

[@noragibson5293]

I have heard of Canut. You gave a really good telling of his life.

[@emekaamerican863]

Vinland Saga brought me here

[@wildeyed76]

Excellent job covering the story of Canute, I thoroughly enjoyed the narration and visuals. Canute and his men would be proud! Liked and subscribed! 👑

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This story is better than "Vikings: Valhalla"

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[@TheCrimeReel]

Always enjoyed this story of King Canute - you covered it really well - Amazing story -

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Thank you Crimey! Glad you enjoyed !

[@veidahl]

Knut is his name

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I’m here from Brief Case. How you managed to put the brilliant history of Knut in 20 minutes is amazing. Subbed!

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Keep on going. This is the few decent channel on KZbin that tell real history with interesting enthusiasm.

[@commonsense571]

Oooh I know little of Vikings. I am happy to learn. Thanks for the lesson. Happy Valentine’s ❣️

[@jamesnave1249]

Yet another great video! Would love you to do a dedicated video on the Jomsvikings

[@ELKE-]

First: Congrats on your great Sponsor! I love Vikings history so much! And the way you narrated them is wonderful! The images are amazing! Thank you Ollie

[@ELKE-]

I just relisten the video, wonderful history of all time for me. Knut was a brave and great man. The sounds you played on the video, made it real! Well done Ollie. Thank you. Edit: Knut or Canute...?

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Elke!

[@ELKE-]

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one of the best channels out there! need the ominous myuu background song back tho! love

[@davewoodworth1762]

Brilliant and educating video. What great names some of these Vikings had,

[@richarda.d.9745]

I ponder the extent of his accomplishments had he lived longer. To die in his prime after such accomplishment is staggering in its scope, yet was achieved in a relatively short period of time.

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I love your videos, your voice and short stories are addicting. Thank you for your hard work

[@BrotherPatriot]

Fantastic History lesson. Proud that there are still people out there who refuse to let Humanities History fade into oblivion. Wonderful job with this and your other work, HIstory Profiles...! HOO-YAH & God Bless

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A very riveting story well presented I learned a great deal thank you

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Excellent, also your voice is perfect for this!

[@Paeoniarosa]

Really enjoying this channel, Thanks.

[@brunowatrin9119]

Thanks for all those great history lessons.

[@DJJinxC2006]

Brilliant video, Canute really was the greatest.

[@matthewwaters5317]

Amazing video so informative TY

[@shortmashins4031]

After watching vikings valhalla, i wanted to learn more about canute. Great info

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Keep these coming!

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Insightful video!

[@LCRiverside]

Very well explained, love your videos

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Great video as always! It would be fun if you did Harald Fairhair. Pagan hero king, with lots of myths about him. Including how he was raised by jotnar, and how he married a witch.

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I will definitely get onto him !

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Vikings Valhalla from Netflix brought me here . Thank you for this articulate true story.

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I really enjoyed this.

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[@dianesavant2818]

Love Viking history!

[@mach-symroscisawski1560]

what about his Polish mum? Sigrida Storrada? She was of Polish Piast Dynasty. A very strong and interesting woman. His forces were supplemented in his expedition to England by 3000 warriors from Poland sent by his grandfather. Chances are that he inerited much of Storrada resolve and pragmatic brutality. And Jomsborg Vikings were at least 50% Slavonic soldiers. this close relationship with Vikings may explain why Polish state was never really raided by them unlike other countries. There are some other historical clues like cemeteries where side by side were laid Polanie, Vikings and Pontic warriors. And finally the last Viking capital was in Darłowo ruled over by Eric from the Gryfit dynasty a branch of polish Piast ruling dynasty. so there father Sven but mothers are as important. Especially Polish mothers

[@melodyfleck9368]

thanks for adding that. very interesting.

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Thank you for the history on ower ancestors 🫡💪

[@Agapy8888]

Greetings Ollie. My favourite time in history. Great narration. Pictures are amazing.

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Thank you so much Ayape! I really hope you enjoy the video!!!

[@Agapy8888]

@@historyprofiles You are the best history channel. Learn something new with each episode. Packed full of facts without the fluff.

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Vinland saga season 2 needs to hurry. Love the vid man ! Look forward to them all.

[@historyprofiles]

It does need to hurry up!!!! Thank you so much for watching!!

[@ChristianAuditore14]

Vinland is a joke

[@vichourrutia6026]

@@ChristianAuditore14 huh?

[@viking1430]

@@ChristianAuditore14 I guess you prefer a black woman as a jarl lmao

[@pvnchos1478]

@@ChristianAuditore14 ? U acting like the Viking show is 100% accurate. Vinland got great characters development and arcs

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Och now a lot of Vikings thank you i love everything about Vikings ❤🖤👍😁‼

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Marina!!! I hope you enjoyed the video!!!

[@marcinpaz4579]

Good chunk of Polish blood. Few hundreds polish man were fighting in his army.

[@rebeccalee1065]

Loved It! One Of My Favorite Stories, Thus Far. It Was Quite An Amazing Story - Told Of An Remarkable Man. Love How You Go Into Details (Which Makes The Story More Vivid And Interesting).

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

I love your videos. Thank you :)

[@deenagara9151]

Wonderful video on another Viking video!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Dee! Hope you enjoyed the video!!

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I found out about your channel through Briefcase. Im glad i did . You do a great job.

[@Anonymous-qi1vl]

Needed this for Vikings Valhalla. Even tho this story of Canute will probably change in the serie. Thanks for the vid.

[@Ugnutz]

The Vikings shows are as far from what actually happened as you can get.

[@darrowdapper9659]

The history that I studied tells me that Canute was the son of King Sweyn of Denmark. He ordered his son to lay siege to London held by Thorkell the Tall to prove he was a man but his attendant Ragnar babied him so much that he acted cowardly and because of that was easily captured by thorkell. Meanwhile a viking named askeladd and his band of warriors strived to change their destinies thus saving the Prince in Marlborough, however, Thorkell pursued them all the way to Wales. My study of this chronicle stops here and I will update you all as soon as I have finished this intriguing part of british-carolingian history😊

[@506Edai]

And 9 months later, you still haven't finished !?

[@stephaniediekmann8375]

I love this. Great history lesson. Thank you.

[@alexanderguesthistorical7842]

It seems such a sad memorial to Canute the Great which is a small casket, set up on a balcony, along with the caskets of other Kings, in Winchester Cathedral. We don't even know if his bones reside in this casket, having been molested by Parliamentary soldiers in the Civil war, who scattered the bones contained within within all the caskets and (I believe) even played cricket with them, before they were later re-collected and arbitrarily placed within the caskets to be placed on the balcony. But at least this is one such place (the other perhaps being Bosham Church where Harold II prayed) where one feels one can almost touch history and sense something of the people around whom these histories revolve.

[@roxanneaspogard1327]

I am not sure Cricket had been invented in the 1600's, where did you find out about this Civil war activity.?

[@alexanderguesthistorical7842]

@@roxanneaspogard1327 I'm talking about the "English" Civil War (1642-51) which brought Oliver Cromwell to power. And the modern game "Cricket" had not had it's rules codified until about the 19th Century, but it's origins lay much farther back in history; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket#:~:text=Cricket%20is%20a%20bat%2Dand,bails%20balanced%20on%20three%20stumps.

[@roxanneaspogard1327]

@@alexanderguesthistorical7842 How interesting...I will check it out. thanks.

[@hafniaanonymous7605]

The most underrated king in the early medieval history of northern europe

[@aarondemiri486]

excellent video on a viking king I only had minor knowledge on

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Aaron!! I really hope you enjoyed the video!!

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Thank you.

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Thank you

[@tonylove4800]

I've come here after watching the first few episodes of "Vikings Valhalla". A couple of points. One is that, obviously, the series has to cut corners but it gives a good idea of the true history. Second, and more importantly, it has inspired me to learn more more about the true history - not a bad feat for a TV show.

[@samrevlej9331]

Eh. They don't have the "we don't have many sources" justification they had for the time period of Vikings (9th century), so they stuck a little closer, but there's still some major problems they could've avoided. Canute wasn't king of Denmark yet by the time of the St Brice's Day massacre (1002); he would've been 12. It was his father Sweyn Forkbeard who was king. Same goes for Olaf Haraldsson aka King Olaf II of Norway (born 995); and Harald Sigurdsson, aka Harald Hardrada, wasn't even born yet. So all in all, still not great.

[@rhysnichols8608]

Hahaha don’t they have a black woman as an Earl?? Yeah seems pretty accurate

[@pawekw4857]

Canute was also grandson of the first ruler of Poland Mieszko I and his Czech wife Dobrawa

[@danielread5854]

I didn't know that Thorkell had a role in Cnut's upbringing? It was my understanding there was some kind of hostility between Sweyn and Thorkell, which apparently explains why the two initially fought against the other until Sweyn dies and Thorkell approaches Cnut in person.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

I love Viking history! ❤

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you Judgemental Cat! I really hope you enjoyed the video!

[@Mma-basement-215]

Same here I wish they would have talk more of this in history class

[@reynardus1359]

Very stylish looking Canute there.

[@mktf5582]

Please do Ethelflaed The Lady of Mercia, Edmund Ironside, Siward Earl of Northumbria.

[@historyprofiles]

Im working on it Micheal!! I will get to them very soon!

[@mktf5582]

@@historyprofiles Wonderful keep them coming.

[@oussama8200]

I don't know the time differences between King Alfred and Edward's period with Ragnar? Also the era of Canute and Edmond ?

[@sarahgirlisit]

Love it!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!! I hope you enjoyed the video!!!

[@jimsweep9291]

Wow that was brilliant thanks for that great story. I always thought Ragnar was the greatest Viking.. But canute was amazing Viking the should make a film about Canute the great

[@blomborg6120]

I could watch this video every day! I almost have lol

[@kimberlybates6261]

I read a Book called Queen Emma and the Vikings, by Harriet O'Brien. Wonderful book.

[@jamiegregg9211]

awesome vid Olly loved it anything with vikings is awesome

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Jamie! Im glad you enjoyed the video!

[@jamiegregg9211]

@@historyprofiles your most welcome mate

[@brodyberry6253]

Hell yeah! 💪🏻

[@historyprofiles]

I hope you enjoyed the video Benjamin!!

[@brodyberry6253]

@@historyprofiles Awe man it rocked! I like the way you word stuff sometimes lol it’s cool. like when you said about a time when boats where made of wood and men where made of steel, i was like sh*t yeah this one is gonna be good! 😆💯, always man thanks for the entertainment & awesome history lesson.

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

Cnut the Great landed 45 minutes from my house in Essex near Canewdon, the hill he camped on the night before the battle now a Church overlooks, rebuilt by King Henry V, the village became famous for Witchcraft, its interesting as you can follow the river crouch as it snakes inland Cnuts men would chase injured Longshanks up the crouch another battle took place at Battlesbridge, look on my site I visited the sites

[@kurtlauer2005]

Can you reply with the name of the church so we can find it on your channel? Please.

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

@@kurtlauer2005 St Nicholas Church on Canewdon Essex is where Cnut the Great camped his army

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

@@kurtlauer2005 St Andrews Church Ashingdon Essex, is where the Edward Ironside camped the night before battle Both Churches over look each other set on hills, the Saxons & Vikings Battled on the low ground in between, well worth a visit if your interested in these period of history, I've included two Videos on KZbin

[@kurtlauer2005]

@@paulbutterworthbillericay Thank you 👍

[@paisleyrhino3044]

Very enjoyable

[@Mma-basement-215]

Wow now he was a true leader of men and King what a legacy what a legend what a man who also was King 👑 of a great North empire the only one that I can think of ever

[@srenclausen8534]

Well there is the kalmar union where Queen Margrethe I of Denmark united Denmark, Norway and Sweden under danish rule in 1397. It lasted untill 1537. A remarkable woman in that period of time.

[@jashardwallington]

Interesting i learned about him from vinland saga

[@anaibarangan4908]

This is enlightenment given to me in the beginning, because I'd never heard or learned before about King Cnut. Certainly enters into the Visigothic topic. Avila, Spain, location of the film "El Cid" about Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, (where I had a house in the mountains), and the last Marquesa who owned the land where everything is located including the town of Navas de Marques, I think her name was Eulalia, and that's definitely a Visigothic Germanic Scandinavian female and male name, Eulalio or Eulalia, involved in the wars of Reconquest. Visigoths either stayed mingled and had families and businesses, or back up North. Meaning that NEVER have been lost Visigoths, in the European countries melting pot, as converted Muslims and Christians. See? Here explained how this king still had to deal with paganism in his people, no matter if he was a Christian. His grandfather converted to Christianity. Teutonic knights Templar, and still seem to always be depicted as still clinging to pagan rituals, that added to their demise, abolishment, lack of funding, and I suppose finished off through The Holy Inquisition, which was anywhere considered of advancing European civilization, not just in Spain. Cleansing of Barbaric paganism was part of why. That's not pointed out.

[@janetcw9808]

I always have to listen again as I can't get the names and dates embedded in my head. I Did enjoy the SWOOSH noise of the battle axe, is this wrong of me? 🤔 🤣

[@historyprofiles]

Did you enjoy the sound effects?! I really liked them too! nothing wrong with you!!

[@janetcw9808]

@@historyprofiles LOVE IT XXX

[@roxanneaspogard1327]

This is how you spell his name Knut.

[@billknudson6620]

I have the DNA passed down from King Knut in my blood. This video is well done, connecting the kings, countries and battles during that era. I am also a Christian who has always put God in the center of my life. Although no longer carrying any weight politically in Scandinavia, God has most certainly blessed our family through the centuries.

[@randomnordmann4020]

The last Knytling died in the 11th century, but sure.

[@americanhomeownerwithajob6940]

@@randomnordmann4020 On paper, Vikings didn't practice safe sex or monogamy lol

[@randomnordmann4020]

@@americanhomeownerwithajob6940 What's that got to do with anything? If he supposedly was a direct patrilineal descendant of some bastard of the Knytling dynasty, how the hell does he know that? It wouldn't have been recorded.

[@americanhomeownerwithajob6940]

@@randomnordmann4020 People talk in families right, if a woman tells a kid "Your dad is [ ]" then sometimes it gets past down from word of mouth

[@randomnordmann4020]

@@americanhomeownerwithajob6940 Word of mouth through a 1000 years? I'd be highly skeptical to such claims.

[@knutecarlson6999]

Why I really enjoy my name and proud of my rich history

[@devonhusma7447]

Norway is a good fighting fource to reconed with even today

[@invincibleluis]

I wonder if this Canute is the same of the one in the anime Vinland Saga? Just curious, awesome video.

[@Maxi_Friedrich]

Yep, they are

[@willrundle2]

My ancestor

[@shastasilverchairsg]

He will always be C-nut in my heart.

[@indianajosefsson]

I think Knut is the right way to spell it , at least here in old Scandinavia , and we are right !

[@Ealdorman_of_Mercia]

i like the epic soundtrack as backdrop.

[@anthonymcgaha8934]

I am proud to call King Cnut my ancestor. He's the furthest my family's tree has been traced to so far. He was indeed a brilliant man.

[@danielread5854]

He was a murderous monster who only won at Assandun because the Ealdorman Eadric suddenly opened up a hole in the English lines by retreating on purpose. The English were winning up until that point.

[@anthonymcgaha8934]

So was King Edward but you didn't see William Wallace waiting at the Battle of Sterling Bridge for the English to get in to complete formation so they could get curb stomped? No cause there was a difference between English "honor" and the Scottish, but a win is a win regardless of the strategy used. It's called taking advantage of every exploit the presents. Ragnar Lothbrok, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Leonidas, all fought in a different manner,, cause one's rules of conducting battle doesn't mean it has to apply to the other individual. If you want to get technical, we're all murderous monsters in the end regardless of ones opinion on the matter.

[@danielread5854]

@@anthonymcgaha8934 In the immediate context of the time Cnut was invading another country with extreme brutality for the purpose of enriching himself on the backs of the indigenous population. Claiming we're all apparently just as bad as each other doesn't detract from the fact Cnut and his father were clearly on the wrong side of that conflict, and neither of them are to be admired as a result. Edmund's claim to the throne was entirely legitimate, as were English aspirations of resistance against a people who had been preying on them and others for centuries. It takes more than a win to be considered a truly great man, and Cnut's victory was entirely the result of treachery and betrayal. He didn't outfight us. He just took advantage of the division and treachery within our own ranks. As did Thorkell, incidentally..

[@kennys7538]

@@danielread5854 A win doesnt always need to be done with a sword. A win is a win. And yes by todays standards cnute wasnt a great person - but same can be said for ceasar - but that doesnt mean we cant admire what they were able to accomplish

[@danielread5854]

@@kennys7538 You're entertaining a completely amoral view of history in a bid to justify your own attachment to murderers and power seekers. I'll not follow you in this.

[@HNMCK]

I recongized so many names from the various viking media/shows ive consumed over the years. Uhtred, Ragnar, Thorkell, Sven, Canute

[@patrickfitzgerald2052]

Why are you Africans obsessed with us?

[@HNMCK]

@@patrickfitzgerald2052 what? lmfao

[@patrickfitzgerald2052]

@@HNMCK I know you're jealous of us because we're the chosen people of God.

[@olelarsen7688]

Wasn't it King Canute, or Knud, who had a sister named Liden Kirsten who fell in love with a knight named Buris, but Canute/Knud did not aprove of the connection so he let Kirsten dance herself to death. And he got Buris blinded and prisoned him near the place where Kirsten was buried, and gave a chain on just long enough that he could visit Liden Kirstens grave. If the story is true Liden Kirsten would have been 30 years older than Buris. But Canute had a sister Estrid, who married Ulf Jarl. or Eorl, who was killed in a church on command of Canute. They were parents to the famous danish King, Svend Estridsen. My history book says the viking age ended with King Canute's son Harde Knud, who died at Tove Prudes wedding after proposing a toast.

[@orcaoracle]

I recently found out that my father's family line is Knusden, a Danish line that dates back to who I believe is Canute. I am trying to find out more about this ancestry. I have managed to get back to 1600 where the Knudsen's are all full-blood Danish. Crazily I also have Norwegien DNA. Ancestry recently updated my DNA saying that I have a Russian line who I believe may be connected to the "Rus" - a viking group that moved into Russia. I really would like to know if my Knudsen line is connected to Canute!?!

[@Crafter.111]

His name was Knut, but I know it was and is still hard to pronounce if you don't come from Scandinavia.

[@indianajosefsson]

Exakt, alltså Canute, hur fan.....Knut ska det ju vara :)

[@vanefreja86]

@@indianajosefsson ja, det lyder mærkeligt/konstigt 😅

[@cubafrank]

Knut ist richtig . Canute ließt sich ehrlich komisch.

[@Ottorockz]

Spelling dependent upon original things is vastly important! Confusion would ensue assuredly so!

[@pstotto]

I can tell you a story. The Vikings knew about tides and the sea going in and out. People then didn't know much beyond their very locale so for the most part, the population wasn't aware of tides. They were brought before the king for a diplomatic event or religious ceremony an hour or two before high tide and then a sea emergency arose of the water coming in and the King commanded the sea to go back and it did for the time of witness to Miraculous God Ruler level and he saved the day and the world. Not bad Penn and Teller.

[@pstotto]

What about the beach at low tide, doesn't it look like the water was there recently and not the sea emergency of a sudden encroachment of the sea upon the land? Good question. The answer is that the people there wouldn't know what it was. They wouldn't know say at Blackpool that the sea at low tide wasn't anything other than it's normal and eternal quotidian state of being i.e. that was 'the beach' and that was the sea and that was the edge of land and sea and that was it.

[@pstotto]

They might even have built a town that became underwater at high tide and when the visitors came they made out it was a normal land safe town.

[@pstotto]

Good English drama.

[@mrvinyl-mrchili9583]

One of the most famous & greatest dane of All time 🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@robertrobski1013]

But he didn't grow up in Scandinavia

[@mrvinyl-mrchili9583]

@@robertrobski1013 dosent matter he was still born in Denmark

[@robertrobski1013]

New research shows that he was born in wolin island then he went to Denmark for a year and then returned with his mother back to wolin he grew up there and when he was 16 he returned to Danmark t rejoin to his father to fight English If he was only viking he would never invade England

[@mineturdle6518]

Still one of the most famous and greatest danes

[@gwenmiller516]

Canute married ethelred’swidow and adopted his son.this was Edward later known as the confessor.so when Canute died the throne passed back to the Anglo saxons.

[@srenclausen8534]

However, two of Knud's sons became kings of england. Hardeknud and Harald Harefoot. It is known as the house of denmark in the english monarchy.