Character details
- First Name
- King
- Last Name
- Canute
- Notes
- Canute (also Cnut) the Great was born circa 985 to 995 AD and died 1035; he was the son of King Sweyn Forkbeard. Canute’s reign and deeds were told of in Norse poetry, and was portrayed as a fierce Viking warrior. He was King of England, Denmark and Norway, often referred to together as the North Sea Empire during his rule.
- Reserved Notes
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Character cases:
Ch. 18 - after Archie suggests that Chapin might confess to murder while in custody, Wolfe is moved to rebut Archie but then says, "Archie. If you persist... but no. King Canute tried that." It's not immediately clear what Wolfe means by the reference.
Reserved notes for this case