T ing ) ▁met ▁on ▁Zealand ▁to ▁proc laim ▁Can ute ▁king ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁Once ▁the ▁assembly ▁had ▁shout ed ▁their ▁appro val , ▁Can ute ▁stood ▁up ▁and ▁spoke ▁to ▁those ▁assemble d , ▁both ▁pe asant ▁and ▁nobles : ▁ ▁" You ▁called ▁my ▁brother ▁Har ald ▁the ▁Wh et - stone , ▁but ▁you ▁will ▁learn ▁that ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁hard ▁as ▁gran ite !" ▁( k amp esten ). ▁So on ▁after , ▁he ▁ordered ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Hall and ▁to ▁supply ▁him ▁with ▁horses ▁and ▁w ag ons ▁to ▁transport ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁household ▁throughout ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁assembly ▁met ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁king ' s ▁request . ▁The ▁people ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁request ▁was ▁not ▁law ful ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ancient ▁custom s ▁and ▁laws ▁they ▁all ▁knew . ▁Can ute ▁was ▁en rag ed ▁by ▁what ▁he ▁heard . ▁ ▁" It ▁is ▁your ▁right ▁to ▁hold ▁fast ▁to ▁your ▁rights ▁and ▁laws ▁and ▁bear ▁only ▁the ▁bur dens ▁the ▁law ▁allows , ▁but ▁you ▁must ▁also ▁accept ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁free ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁mine ▁what ▁I ▁will , ▁and ▁I ▁forb id ▁you ▁to ▁let ▁your ▁sw ine ▁gra ze ▁in ▁Hall and ' s ▁Great ▁Forest ▁which ▁belongs ▁to ▁me !" ▁ ▁After ▁hast y ▁consult ations ▁the ▁Hall and ers ▁supplied ▁the ▁required ▁equipment . ▁Can ute ▁did ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁Sc ania ▁( s ou thern ▁Sweden ). ▁At ▁the ▁assembly ▁he ▁required ▁men ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁build