▁king ' s ▁p atience ▁and ▁wisdom . ▁S we yn ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁churches ▁all ▁over ▁Den mark , ▁and ▁Adam ▁of ▁Bre men ▁was ▁ast ounded ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 0 0 ▁churches ▁in ▁Sc ania ▁alone , ▁more ▁than ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁put ▁together . ▁ ▁S we yn ▁could ▁be ▁r uth less . ▁One ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁that ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁guests ▁and ▁h ired ▁men ▁had ▁rid ic u led ▁him ▁and ▁talked ▁behind ▁his ▁back . ▁The ▁king ▁was ▁so ▁angry ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁them ▁murder ed ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day . ▁When ▁the ▁king ▁arrived ▁at ▁Ros k ilde ▁C athedral ▁for ▁mass , ▁his ▁friend ▁Bishop ▁Vil helm ▁met ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁door ▁and ▁forb ade ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁to ▁enter . ▁" You ▁stand ▁condem ned ▁before ▁God , ▁a ▁murder er , ▁who ▁has ▁def iled ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁God ▁with ▁blood !" ▁cried ▁the ▁bishop ▁and ▁pushed ▁the ▁king ▁back ▁with ▁his ▁she ph erd ' s ▁cro ok . ▁He ▁declared ▁the ▁king ▁ex communic ated ▁from ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁king ' s ▁men ▁drew ▁their ▁s words ▁and ▁stepped ▁forward ▁to ▁hack ▁the ▁bishop ▁down , ▁but ▁Bishop ▁Vil helm ▁held ▁his ▁ground . ▁" Let ▁him ▁be ," ▁shout ed ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁with d rew ▁to ▁his ▁farm . ▁There ▁he ▁removed