Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The American Historical Review Vol. 15, No. 4, Jul., 1910 The Political Policies of Cnut as King o..

One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be ...

He was the first 'King of all England.' One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God.