Canute Collection

King Canute (Cnut)
KING CNUT / CANUTE King of England (1016-35) and Denmark (1018-35)

Death of Siward, Earl of Northumberland
The death of Siward, Earl of Northumberland, an important figure in early 11th century northern England, particularly during the reign of King Cnut (Canute) Date: 1055

King Cnut / Canute / Cig Cd
KING CNUT / CANUTE King of England (1016-35) and Denmark (1018-35)

King Canute (Cnut)
KING CNUT / CANUTE King of England (1016-35) and Denmark (1018-35). Date: 11th century

Coffin of a daughter of King Canute, Bosham Church
Coffin of a daughter of King Canute, discovered at Bosham Church, Sussex, on 4 August 1865 Date: 1865

Font in the Saxon church of St. Marys at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England, scene of a treaty between Canute and Edmund Ironside in 1016. Date: circa 1920s

Photograph of King Canute PH, Canvey, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1930

Cnut the Great - King of England
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. circa 1030

King Cnut commands the tide to retreat (unsuccessfully)
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

COIN OF CANUTE
Coin of Canute, the Danish king who was also king of England (1016-35)

WULFSTAN / ARCHBISHOP YORK
WULFSTAN Archbishop of York 1002 - 1023 English prelate; advised law to Kings Aethelred and Canute Date: - 1023

King Cnut the Great fails to halt the incoming tide
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

King Canute
ENGLISH ROYALTY King of England (1016-35) and Denmark (1018-35)

King Canute gets his feet wet
King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal

Canute reproving his courtiers
Canute (Cnut) reproving his courtiers. King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet wet to demonstrate to his sycophantic courtiers that even kings have no power over

King Canute I of Sweden (1143-1196) with his son Erik Knutsson (c.1180-1216), future Erik X. Drawing by Vernier. Engraving by Masson

St. Benets Abbey, near Horning, Norfolk, was founded by Suneman, a hermit. King Canute built the Monastery of St. Benet-at-Holm on the same site. Survived the Dissolution Date: founded 9th century

The Danish Aldwych Settlement, 11th century
Illustration showing the Aldwych Danish settlement, near London in the time of Canute, 11th century. This image shows a trading boat being unloaded onto the foreshore

England / Shaftesbury
Looking down Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorsets highest town. On the right is the Abbey Wall and part of the Old Town Wall. King Canute died here on 12 November 1035

England / Bosham
Bosham, near Chichester, Sussex, where King Canute tried (but failed!) to command the tide not to come in. A quaint corner of this old village, once a great sea port

Edmund Ironside & Canute
Rivals Edmund II (Ironside) & Canute meet at Olney where they agree to a partition of England

Canute Listens to Monks
Canute listens to the chanting of the monks of Ely

Canute Orders Waves
Canute tries to order back the waves to demonstrate how ridiculous the flattery of his courtiers has become

Canute Reproves Courtier
Canute demonstrates that the flattery of his courtiers is foolish, by showing them that he cannot turn back the sea as they had suggested

Wulfstan Writing(Strutt)
WULFSTAN Archbishop of York 1002 - 1023 English prelate; advised law to Kings Aethelred and Canute writes with a quill pen

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