MessageToEagle.com – On November 12, 1035, died King Canute (Cnut The Great), a Danish King of England and ruler of one of the largest Nordic empires.
The Viking king had to fight very hard to reach his power.
His father, the Danish Viking King Sven Forkbeard (Sven Tveskäg), son of Harald Bluetooth sailed with his fleet for England in the summer of 1013. His goal was to overthrow the Anglo-Saxon King Aethelred the Redeless and conquer islands.
Canute proved to be an effective ruler. He divided England into territorial lordships, owing loyalty to the king; he provided a unified dovernmental system that would last until the Tudors. He stabilized the English coinage by introducing coins of equal weight to Scandinavian coins, which contributed to thereby encouraging international trade….
Read more in our articles:
Cnut The Great – England’s Danish King And Ruler Of One Of The Largest Nordic Empires
Legendary Harald ‘Bluetooth’ King of Denmark – ‘Who Made The Danes Christian’
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