[PAR] [TLE] Cnut the Great [SEP] Cnut the Great (Old Norse: "Knútr inn ríki"; c. 995 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute - whose father was Sweyn Forkbeard (which gave him the patronym "Sweynsson", Old Norse: "Sveinsson") - was King of Denmark, England and Norway; together often referred to as the North Sea Empire.  With the deaths of his heirs within a decade of his own, and Norman conquest of England in 1066, this legacy was mostly forgotten.  He is popularly invoked in the context of the legend of "King Canute and the waves", which usually misrepresents him as a deluded monarch believing he has supernatural powers, contrary to the original legend which portrays a wise king who rebuked his courtiers for their fawning behaviour. [PAR] [TLE] Óttarr svarti [SEP] Óttarr svarti ("Óttarr the Black") was an 11th-century Icelandic skald.  He was the court poet first of Óláfr skautkonungr of Sweden, then of Óláfr Haraldsson of Norway, the Swedish king Anund Jacob and finally of Cnut the Great of Denmark and England.  His poems are significant contemporary evidence for the careers of Óláfr Haraldsson and Cnut the Great.
[PAR] [TLE] Cnut the Great [ SEP ] Cnut the Great ( Old Norse : " Knútr inn ríki " ; c. 995 – 12 November 1035 ) , also known as Canute - whose father was Sweyn Forkbeard ( which gave him the patronym " Sweynsson " , Old Norse : " Sveinsson " ) - was King of Denmark , England and Norway ; together often referred to as the North Sea Empire . With the deaths of his heirs within a decade of his own , and Norman conquest of England in 1066 , this legacy was mostly forgotten . He is popularly invoked in the context of the legend of " King Canute and the waves " , which usually misrepresents him as a deluded monarch believing he has supernatural powers , contrary to the original legend which portrays a wise king who rebuked his courtiers for their fawning behaviour . [PAR] [TLE] Óttarr svarti [ SEP ] Óttarr svarti ( " Óttarr the Black " ) was an 11th - century Icelandic skald . He was the court poet first of Óláfr skautkonungr of Sweden , then of Óláfr Haraldsson of Norway , the Swedish king Anund Jacob and finally of Cnut the Great of Denmark and England . His poems are significant contemporary evidence for the careers of Óláfr Haraldsson and Cnut the Great .
Óttarr svarti ("Óttarr the Black") was an 11th-century Icelandic skald, he was the last court poet, finally of which King of Denmark, England and Norway; together often referred to as the North Sea Empire?
Óttarr svarti ( " Óttarr the Black " ) was an 11th - century Icelandic skald , he was the last court poet , finally of which King of Denmark , England and Norway ; together often referred to as the North Sea Empire ?
Cnut the Great
Cnut the Great