The Ward of King Canute (1903) by
Ottilie A. Liljencrantz. Covers events of the years 1016–1017, focusing on the final struggle between Canute and Edmund Ironside. The
Battle of Assandun and its consequences are prominently featured.[1][2]
Cnut is featured in the historical novel A Hollow Crown: The Story of Emma, Queen of Saxon England (2004, also published as The Forever Queen) by
Helen Hollick. The protagonist is his wife
Emma of Normandy. It covers her life, including her marriage to Cnut.[3]
The story of
King Canute and the waves is the subject of numerous paintings and has entered proverbial use.
The
Genesis song "
Can-Utility and the Coastliners" from the 1972 album Foxtrot relates the story of King Canute and the waves. "They told of one who tired of all singing Praise him, praise him / We heed not flatterers, he cried"
Canute appears in the
Vinland Sagamanga originally as a timid
Danes prince with
bishōnen traits, along with his strong Christianity. However, later on in the story, he develops a drastic personality change and becomes a strong ruler. His attempt to stop the waves of the sea is also featured, but in a different philosophical approach than the usual for the aforementioned legend.[4]
1Overlord of
Britain. 2Also ruler of
Ireland. 3Also ruler of
Scotland and Ireland. 4Lord Protector. 5Also ruler of
England and Ireland. Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.
The Ward of King Canute (1903) by
Ottilie A. Liljencrantz. Covers events of the years 1016–1017, focusing on the final struggle between Canute and Edmund Ironside. The
Battle of Assandun and its consequences are prominently featured.[1][2]
Cnut is featured in the historical novel A Hollow Crown: The Story of Emma, Queen of Saxon England (2004, also published as The Forever Queen) by
Helen Hollick. The protagonist is his wife
Emma of Normandy. It covers her life, including her marriage to Cnut.[3]
The story of
King Canute and the waves is the subject of numerous paintings and has entered proverbial use.
The
Genesis song "
Can-Utility and the Coastliners" from the 1972 album Foxtrot relates the story of King Canute and the waves. "They told of one who tired of all singing Praise him, praise him / We heed not flatterers, he cried"
Canute appears in the
Vinland Sagamanga originally as a timid
Danes prince with
bishōnen traits, along with his strong Christianity. However, later on in the story, he develops a drastic personality change and becomes a strong ruler. His attempt to stop the waves of the sea is also featured, but in a different philosophical approach than the usual for the aforementioned legend.[4]
1Overlord of
Britain. 2Also ruler of
Ireland. 3Also ruler of
Scotland and Ireland. 4Lord Protector. 5Also ruler of
England and Ireland. Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.