One Viking traded his axe for a crown and swapped pillaging for piety. This is the story of Cnut the Great, a Danish warrior who not only conquered England but eventually won the hearts of its people.
A landmark exhibition, featuring artists including Hank Willis Thomas and Kara Walker, explores the slave trade and the African diaspora’s cultural legacy ...
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 ...
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 ...
The show introduces viewers to characters like Leif Erikson, Freydis Eiríksdóttir, Harald Sigurdsson, King Canute, and Emma of Normandy, focusing on the conflict between pagans and Christians.
An "immaculately-presented" flat in Southampton is on the market for a price of £300,000. The property, near to Ocean Village, is said to be in a "sought-after location" and has features ...
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 ...