▁that ▁the ▁fields ▁looked ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁burn ed , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁the ▁sk ies ▁opened ▁up ▁and ▁rain ▁fell ▁so ▁often ▁that ▁people ▁flo ated ▁about ▁on ▁pieces ▁of ▁wood ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁heads ▁off ▁the ▁gra in ▁that ▁rose ▁above ▁the ▁water . ▁The ▁hung er ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁grew ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁they ▁d ug ▁the ▁earth ▁looking ▁for ▁roots . ▁The ▁wealth y ▁grew ▁thin , ▁and ▁the ▁poor ▁died ▁of ▁star v ation . ▁S ick ness ▁and ▁star v ation ▁soon ▁visited ▁great ▁and ▁small . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁early ▁attempts ▁of ▁getting ▁Can ute ▁canon ized , ▁O la f ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁nick name ▁" H ung er " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁magn ify ▁the ▁spl endor ▁of ▁Can ute . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁fam ine ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁God ▁as ▁divine ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁the ▁sac ri lege ▁killing ▁of ▁Can ute . ▁Chron ic ler ▁Sax o ▁Gr amm atic us ▁described ▁the ▁hung er ▁as ▁a ▁strictly ▁Dan ish ▁phenomen on , ▁though ▁it ▁has ▁later ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁problem ▁of ▁Europe ▁in ▁those ▁years . ▁ ▁Ol uf ▁probably ▁cut ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Pap al ▁Greg or ian ▁reform ▁movement , ▁supporting ▁Ant ip ope ▁Wi bert ▁of ▁R aven na ▁instead . ▁During ▁O la f ' s ▁reign , ▁some ▁of ▁Can ute ' s ▁laws ▁were ▁repe aled , ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁of