Canute the Holy
Danish king who proposed a joint revenge expedition to England with Olaf Kyrre, offering sixty ships.
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Canute the Holy (also called Canute the Saint) is attested in the Heimskringla as a Danish king who proposed a joint military expedition to England for revenge, offering sixty ships (Heimskringla, 9. Meeting Of Olaf Kyrre And Canute The Saint). The account places him in diplomatic contact with Olaf Kyrre, suggesting cooperation between the Norwegian and Danish crowns in planning the campaign.
Canute the Holy was a sibling of Olaf Kyrre and the father of Svein Ulfson (Heimskringla, 9. Meeting Of Olaf Kyrre And Canute The Saint).
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