Hahaha I am reminded of great King Knud's legendary impeccableness!
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The legends tell of young Knud joining his father King Sweynn Forkbeard during 1013 viking in England.
After Sweynn was killed in battle, his army appointed Knud as the new King before they returned to Denmark in 1014.
But upon returning young Knud found his brother Harald had swooped in on the throne, which he allowed in exchange for Harald building him a mighty viking fleet to invade England and avenge their father's death.
Young Knud's fleet materialized in 1015 when he was also joined by Erik the Earl and Thorkell the Tall, together they methodically took over England, piece by piece.
The English King Ethelred died during the siege of London in 1016, and after his son Edmund managed to repel the Viking army the two Kings decided to negotiate.
Somehow (ahem) Knud emerged from the meeting as the only living King, and was confirmed King of all of England by the council of bishops, earls, and ealdormen - who were all pissing themselves fearful of a destabilized England and their own brutal deaths as the alternative.
Then after his brother Harald died he became King of Denmark and later invaded Norway.
King Knud became the great King of all England, Denmark, and Norway, ruler of a North Sea empire the world had not seen before or since. Skol!
