Canute IV of Denmark
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Canute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Saint Canute, was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the
Legendary painting of the death of Canute IV of Denmark in the Church of Saint Albanus
Statue of Saint Canute at St. Peter's Church, Næstved, in Odense, Denmark
Olaf I of Denmark
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Olaf I, nicknamed Olaf Hunger, was king of Denmark from 1086 to 1095, following the death of his brother Canute IV the Holy. He was a son of king Sweyn II Estridsson, and the third of Sweyn's sons to
Canute IV of Denmark
…the fleet, mostly made up of peasants who needed to be home for the harvest season, got weary of waiting and elected Canute's brother Olaf (the later Olaf I of Denmark) to argue their case. That raised the suspicion of Canute, who had Olaf arrested and sent to Flanders. The leding was eventually dispersed, and the…
Coin depicting King Olaf I