Svein, the "moustache", has already made a decision that the kingdom of Denmark will be inherited by his eldest son and the newly conquered England will be inherited by Knut-that's why he wants to take Knut to England. After attending his father's funeral, Knut returned to England soon. His father is a king, and he must succeed to the throne as soon as possible-however, when the British saw this young Dane, they felt no need to be afraid of him. Therefore, the nobles United against the rule of Knut. Not only that, they also invited King Ethel Reid II, who had taken refuge in Normandy, to unite against Knut. For the English, even if Ethel Reid II is a loser, he is also a native Christian king-Knut is a pirate from the north and an alien. Knut didn't have time to assemble more troops and lost the battle with the British, so he had to flee back to Denmark in chaos.
The current ruler of Denmark is his brother Harald II, which is not good for Knut. First of all, he is now defeated by the English, and will inevitably be pointed at by the Danes; Secondly, his brother must consider how to arrange this brother and avoid a power struggle. My brother made the perfect choice. He helped Knut form a new army and built 200 warships. Therefore, Knut wisely led the army to leave Denmark and return to England. However, the young Knut had limited experience in the battlefield, and he played very hard in the face of British resistance. Especially when I met Edmund, a brave man, I lost many battles. Of course, what happened during the war was also important to his later rule.
For example, Knut's victory over the English people was largely due to a "traitor". This man is the "greedy" Idrick Streona, the brother-in-law of King Ethel Reid II, and a noble with heavy troops. Idrick betrayed the English at the critical moment and took refuge in Knut, and more than once. Especially in the decisive battle with Edmund, the brave, Knut was losing ground, and there was almost no hope of victory-no one expected that Idrick, who had returned to England again, had defected. He killed a soldier who looked like Edmund, a brave man, looked up and shouted: Edmund is dead, you are defeated! The battlefield situation was reversed in an instant, and Knut, who was desperate, was able to escape. Perhaps, it was this experience that made him understand that to win a real victory, it is enough to be one's own subjects, without paying too much attention to the differences between England, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
In the end, Knut defeated Edmund, the brave man, and the two sides reached an agreement to divide England into two parts and rule separately. The most important additional condition is that if one of the two people dies first, his kingdom will be handed over to another person and become a complete England again. Edmund died soon for various reasons: some people said that he was injured in the battle and died without treatment; Others say that he was murdered by his subordinates; Another way of saying it is that a Viking soldier ambushed in a cesspit and stabbed Edmund to death ... Anyway, at the beginning of 10 17, Knut naturally became the king of England. Knut was ousted from the throne by the British, and he had to make sure that this would not happen again.
The experience in the war made him understand that he should not only apply carrot and stick, but also prove his orthodoxy. Therefore, on the one hand, Knut executed those who turned against him, and on the other hand, he showed his "compromise" to the British. For a long time, the English and the Nordic people have been hostile to each other, and Knut hopes that everyone can integrate with each other. He knows very well that the contradiction between the English and them is due to the long-term relationship between "the predator and the plundered". Who wants to be neighbors with robbers? Therefore, in order to change the British concept, Knut first married Emma, the widow of Ethel Reid II, and married the British royal family. After that, the Viking army was dissolved, leaving only a part of the pro-guards; At the same time, he formulated the "Knut Code" to rule the country by law; Later, he also donated a lot of money to the church and strongly supported the church to preach in Scandinavia.
10 18, Knut's brother Harald II died, and he immediately led the army back to Denmark and won the throne. 10 years later, Knut defeated the king of Norway and ruled Norway and southern Sweden. After four expeditions, Knut established the "North Sea Empire" including England, Scotland (mostly), Denmark, Norway and southern Sweden, and became the famous "Knut the Great". Why did the Vikings quit the stage of history? First of all, "Viking" is a very special term, which refers to the Nordic people who live in Scandinavia and regularly come out to plunder. In other words, you are not a Viking unless you come out to plunder. In order to maintain his huge empire, Knut forged unified coins and tried to unify the measurement, which was closely related to the Roman Emperor Condra II. He no longer allowed looting, and the former "Viking" gradually became a businessman. At the same time, because of Knut's strong support for missionary activities, churches appeared in northern Europe one after another, and many people gave up their original beliefs and became Christians from soldiers.
1035, Knut died and his huge empire was torn apart. But because of Knut's series of ruling behaviors, the last glory of Viking has passed away ... Gradually, the "Viking" who is famous for looting has withdrawn from the historical stage.