Danish ruler claimed a unified English crown in 1016, and finished off his House of Wessex rivals for good. Find details on key events.

Read a biography of the man who brought peace to England in the early eleventh century. Includes a selected bibliography.

Supplies a concise entry on the Danish king who eventually ruled England as well. Includes hyperlinks to family and rivals.

Document illustrates how the feudalization of property indicates the growing power of the Danish monarchs.

Declaration by the English king protects the inheritance of those without wills from unscrupulous lords. Includes a explanatory introduction.

Danish monarch established a North Sea empire that lasted only until his death. Find a concise encyclopedia entry.

Eleventh century document spells out the compensation that a king would receive upon the death of a thegn. Includes a brief introduction.

Furnishes biographical details for the Danish usurper who ascended to the English throne after defeating his rival claimants.

Profile of the ruler includes his days as a Viking warrior, his ascension to the English throne, and an analysis of his legacy.

Explores Canute's role in the Danish usurpation of the English throne, and offers chronology of his reign's pivotal events.