Ethelred's soldiers killed many Viking families in the Danelaw. This made King Sweyn of Denmark angry. He invaded England and Ethelred ran away. Sweyn's son Cnut (also known as Canute) became king ...

'Vikings: Valhala," a new original series to debut on Netflix later this year as a continuation of the 'Vikings' saga, announced cast members Tuesday. Cnut the Great, also known as Canute or Knut ...

of the first Viking king of England. Despite his short reign, Childs says Forkbeard left a lasting legacy and paved the way for his son Canute to become the "most powerful ruler of his age ...

The cast of Vikings: Valhalla Season 3 includes Sam Corlett as Leif Erikson, Frida Gustavsson as Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Leo ...

St Edmund ruled the Anglo Saxon kingdom of East Anglia from AD855 until he was killed by invading Vikings in AD870. King Canute founded an abbey at the site of the Christian martyr's tomb in 1020.