▁bol ster ▁income . ▁The ▁execution ▁of ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁chief ▁caused ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁chief ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁troubles ome ▁monarch . ▁ ▁Can ute ' s ▁head aches ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁head ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 5 - 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁in va de ▁England ▁and ▁try ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁throne ▁from ▁William ▁I ▁who ▁was ▁old ▁and ▁by ▁some ▁reports ▁failing . ▁As ▁a ▁close ▁relative ▁of ▁Can ute ▁the ▁Great , ▁Can ute ' s ▁claim ▁was ▁easily ▁as ▁valid ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁William ▁of ▁Norm andy ' s . ▁With ▁the ▁co - operation ▁of ▁Robert ▁I , ▁Count ▁of ▁Fland ers , ▁his ▁father - in - law , ▁Can ute ▁ordered ▁an ▁arm ada ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Dan ish ▁ships ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁Norwegian ▁ships ▁to ▁assemble ▁at ▁Str uer ▁in ▁the ▁Lim f j ord , ▁northern ▁J ut land , ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 5 . ▁As ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁tradition ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁Vik ing ▁ra id ▁on ▁England , ▁local ▁chief s ▁gathered ▁ships , ▁supplies , ▁sail ors , ▁and ▁war riors ▁for ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁prof its , ▁lo ot , ▁slaves , ▁and ▁tre asure ▁taken ▁during ▁the ▁ra id . ▁Can ute ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime ▁travel led ▁from ▁assembly ▁to ▁assembly ▁in ▁southern ▁J ut land ▁ordering ▁his ▁people ▁to ▁pay ▁t ith es