A broad chested, bronzed giant, with blue piercing eyes and long flaxen hair. He wears the winged headdress of the Vikings, and carries his lance and shield proudly. It is King Canute who stands before you. Canute was born in 995 and was the son of Sweyn, King of Denmark and a beautiful Polish woman. The story begins in Denmark in the year 1013, and in the great banqueting hall of King Sweyn's Palace, a feast is in progress...