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	Sweden - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sweden itself may be considered in four main physical divisions - the mountains and highland district, covering all Norrland and the western part of Svealand; the lowlands of central Sweden; the so-called Sma.land highlands, in the south and southeast; and the plains of Ska.ne, occupying the extreme southward projection of the peninsula.
		The population of Sweden in 1900 was 5,136,441.
		In Sweden, however, both the Vestgotar and the Upland Sviar were discontented, the former on account of the breaking of the king's promise to Olaf of Norway and the latter on account of the introduction of the new religion, and their passions were further inflamed by the lawman Anund of Skara.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sweden (17493 words)

	Canute - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Canute also succeeded in establishing the dominion of Denmark over the southern shores of the Baltic, in Witland and Samland, now forming part of the coast of Prussia.
		Canute is also said to have endeavoured to found monasteries in Denmark, with but indifferent success, and he was certainly the first Danish king who coined money, with the assistance of Anglo-Saxon mint-masters.
		Canute died at Shaftesbury on the 12th of November 1035 in his 40th year, and was buried at Winchester.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Canute (1173 words)

	Canute
		Mercia and Northumbria were Canute's portion, and a tax known as the "danegeld" was levied on both armies to defray the expenses of the Danish fleet.
		Canute already had two sons, Harold and Sweyn, by another wife, but the right of succession was to be with the offspring of the new union.
		The Church had suffered heavily at Canute's hands, but he sought her friendship and built a church at Assandun to commemorate the victory; rebuilt the church of St. Eadmund at Bury and established the monks there; and was a benefactor in many other places, contributing even to the erection of the cathedral of Chartres.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/c/canute.html (880 words)

	King Canute the Great
		Canute (who is known as Knud in Denmark and Knut in Norway) was the son of Svein Forkbeard Canute's grandfather was Harald Bluetooth and his great-grandfather was King Gorm.
		Canute was anxious to consolidate political unity in England and, as part of his drive towards this, he razed some of the burghs which had been created to defend southern England against The Danelaw Vikings, and vice versa.
		Canute's sons, unfortunately, were not made of the same stuff as their father so, on his death, the Anglo-Scandinavian empire he had acquired began to break up.
	www.viking.no /e/people/e-knud.htm (1099 words)

	List of Finnish rulers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden began in 1154 with the introduction of Christianity by King Eric IX of Sweden (Saint Eric).
		1130-1156 : Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker den äldre) - The House of Sverker
		1720-1751 : Frederick I of Sweden (Fredrik I)
	1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_finnish_rulers.html (586 words)

	History of SWEDEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sweden achieves similar unity rather later; not until the dynasty established by Birger Jarl in the 13th century does the Swedish kingdom have the stature to match Denmark or Norway.
		In 1323 Sweden is strong enough to incorporate much of Finland, agreeing a boundary in that year with the Russians of Novgorod.
		She is to be sovereign lady and ruler of Sweden as of the other kingdoms (the phrase effectively means regent) and the Swedes are to accept her choice of the king to succeed her.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac83 (783 words)

	Denmark - MSN Encarta
		In 1389 she obtained the crown of Sweden and began the struggle, completed successfully in 1397, to form the Union of Kalmar, a political union of the three realms.
		The revolt leader, Gustav Vasa, was elected king of Sweden as Gustav I shortly afterward.
		Continued rivalry with Sweden for primacy in the north led to the Swedish Wars of 1643 to 1645 and 1657 to 1660.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577747_9/Denmark.html (1050 words)

	Canute II of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canute II (in Sweden called Knut Långe till Sko) was king of Sweden from 1229 to 1234.
		Canute II was a descendant of Eric the Saint and son of Holmger Filipsson till Sko.
		This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canute_II_of_Sweden (87 words)

	The Viking Age - Ansgar, The Apostle Of Sweden
		Sweden possessed in those days a large territory south of the Baltic, which paid scat to the king of Upsala.
		He was himself surprised by death while in Sweden, and buried in the town of Birka, in 936.
		In Sweden, trouble was brewing against the king, who had broken faith with his people, and in order to avoid open revolt King Olof was forced to divide his power with one of his sons, who, although yet a minor, was solemnly elected king.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles35/history-of-sweden-3.shtml (5287 words)

	Chronology of Sweden
		The frontier between Sweden and Denmark is established by King Emund Slemme of the Svear, and King Sven Tjugoskägg of the Danes.
		Sverker, a nobleman of a tribe of Östergötland magnates, marries the widow of the last Stenkil king, and is acknowledged as King of Sweden.
		Erik, a nobleman from Västergötland, is acknowledged as new King of Sweden.
	www.islandnet.com /~kpolsson/swedhis (1112 words)

	Denmark - Search View - MSN Encarta
		In centuries past, the Danish monarch at times ruled all or parts of both Norway and Sweden, as well as the island nation of Iceland.
		From 1563 to 1570 Sweden and Denmark fought the indecisive Nordic Seven Years’ War and later, the War of Kalmar (1611-1613).
		The Danish monarch reluctantly sided with French emperor Napoleon I. By the Peace of Kiel (1814) Denmark ceded the island of Helgoland to the British and gave Norway to Sweden.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761577747__1/Denmark.html (8114 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of January 19
		Canute began his reign with a successful war against the troublesome, barbarous enemies of the state, and by planting the faith in conquered territories.
		Canute aided the missionaries in order to convert his people and those of Livonia, Samogitia, and Courland, heightened the authority of the clergy (making some of them powerful temporal lords), imposed the payment of tithes for the upkeep, combatted heathen customs, and built many churches, including that of Lund.
		The heavy taxes Canute had hastily introduced for the tithe and for war, and his disputes with the jarls led to a rebellion headed by his brother Olaf, and forced Canute to abandon the invasion and flee to the island of Funen (Fionia).
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0119.htm (5590 words)

	Learn about Copenhagen's rich history
		Canute’s son, Sweyn II, was passed the crown of Denmark.
		Charles V of Sweden argued that Sweden held the right of succession to the Danish thrown.
		Denmark’s Frederik III attempted to regain the lost territories but was defeated in battle by Sweden’s King Charles X Frederik later crowned himself Denmark’s first absolute monarch in October of 1660.
	www.internationalcircuit.com /copenhagen-denmark/history.html (672 words)

	Christmas in Sweden
		The biggest and longest holiday of the year is the magical Christmas of Sweden.
		Introduced in Sweden from Germany, the Christmas tree has been a part of Christmas in Sweden since the 1700s.
		When King Canute was king of Sweden a thousand years ago he decreed that the Christmas feasting should be twenty days.
	christmas-world.freeservers.com /sweden.html (638 words)

	Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Canute the Greats dies and his empire is divided between his sons and enemies.
		Valdemar Atterdag restores the Danish state 1340 and thru succesfull wars against Sweden conquers the eastern half of the kingdom and the island of Gotland 1360-66.
		Denmark is forced to cede Norway to Sweden.
	home.student.uu.se /o/orma1967/Kartor/Danmark/denmark.htm (305 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Royal Court of Sweden
		Albert of Sweden (or Albrecht von Mecklenburg in German) was born in 1338 and was elected king of Sweden in 1363.
		This treaty is signed to establish the border between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Novgorod and as a token of friendship to end the hostilities between the two soverign countries.
		Sweden at this time can be said to consist of six rich agricultural provinces with great plains, their neighboring dark woods (see the table) and the more independent people at the coast and in the archipelago.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=201485 (11873 words)

	Chesstories - King Canute and the Murder of a Danish Earl
		Bill Wall, for example (in one of the versions of his Chess History Timeline), is cited as a source for this piece of chess trivia in the chess encyclopedia La Mecca, http://www.maskeret.com/mecca/mecbigc.htm (scroll down to the entry under "Canute").
		When King Canute saw that the kings of Norway and Sweden steered eastward with their forces along the coast, he sent men to ride night and day on the land to follow their movements.
		They did as the king ordered; and when the king came to the church he bestowed on it great property, so that it had a large domain, by which that place was raised very high; and these lands have since always belonged to it.
	www.goddesschess.com /chesstories/canute.html (1894 words)

	Canute I of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Canute I Eriksson or Knut Eriksson in Swedish was king of Sweden from 1167 to 1195.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canute_I_of_Sweden (132 words)

	Sweden : Introduction : The Best Cathedrals \| Frommers.com
		Riddarholm Church (Stockholm): Evoking pre-Reformation Sweden, this is one of the best-preserved Franciscan churches left in northern Europe.
		Domkyrkan (Cathedral of Lund) (Lund): The apex of Romanesque architecture in Sweden, this imposing twin-towered gray sandstone cathedral is one of the most ancient in Sweden.
		Vadstena Abbey (Vadstena): Sweden's greatest abbey is dedicated to its patron saint, St. Birgitta, who has brought lasting fame to this charming little town on the shores of Lake Vättern.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/sweden/0243020810.html (465 words)

	Sweden : Introduction : The Most Scenic Towns & Villages \| Frommers.com
		Sigtuna: Sweden's oldest town, founded at the beginning of the 11th century, stands on the shores of Lake Mälaren, northwest of Stockholm.
		Uppsala: Located northwest of Stockholm, Uppsala is Sweden's major university city and boasts a celebrated 15th-century cathedral.
		The town is filled with centuries-old buildings, winding passages, and cobblestone streets; a major attraction is its ancient cathedral, one of the finest expressions of Romanesque architecture in northern Europe.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/sweden/0243020995.html (387 words)

	CANUTE
		About the year 1028, whilst engaged in his warfare against the Kings of Norway and Sweden, Canute rode over to Roskild, to visit Earl Ulfr, the husband of his sister.
		Canute asked his brother monarchs to spend a few days of festivity with him at Roskilde.
		All at once, Canute observing some suspicious consultations between Svend and one of his Captains, and feeling a presentiment of evil, threw his arms round Valdemar's neck and kissed him.
	www.checkersandchess.com /chess-history_21.php (636 words)

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		Canute the Great (Knud den Store in Danish) was both the greatest Viking and the greatest ruler of Anglo-Saxon England.
		The legend of his failing to repel the tide while sitting on a throne at the seashore is first related by Henry of Huntingdon (1084?-1155).
		Canute's purpose in this was to demonstrate the vanity of earthly powers in the face of heavenly power.
	www.astoft.co.uk /canute (410 words)

	Happy Santa Lucia Day
		A thousand years ago in Sweden, King Canute declared that Christmas would last a month, from December 13, the feast of St. Lucia until January 13, or Tjugondag Knut (St. Canute's Day).
		No one is quite sure why Lucia, a 4th century Sicilian saint, came to be so revered in Sweden.
		Santa Lucia is celebrated all over Sweden and in Norway on December 13th.
	www.twilightbridge.com /hobbies/festivals/christmas/lucia/legend.htm (622 words)

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		He was the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark.According to the very partial chronicle Erikskrönikan written in the early 1320s, he is said to have been partly lame.
		In 1229, Canute exiled Eric to Denmark and ruled alone.After Canutes death in 1234, Eric returned and ruled until his own death in 1250.
		Their underaged eldest son Valdemar I of Sweden was elected king 1250 to succeed Eric, possibly by-passing the sons of Ingeborgs elder sisters.
	www.l-bingo.com /onlinebingo/hall_online_bingo.html (321 words)

	List of Swedish monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This is a list of Swedish monarchs, that is, the Kingss and ruling Queenss of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union up until the present time.
		Because of this, lists of succession traditionally start with the first baptized christian king of Sweden, Olof Sktkonung and his father Erik Segersll.
		1950-1973 : Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (Gustav VI Adolf)
	www.knowallabout.com /l/li/list_of_swedish_monarchs.html (637 words)

	Denmark 800-1050
		The English king Canute the great succeed his brother Harold as king over Denmark.
		Canute the great defeats the Norwegian and Swedish at the battle of Helgeå 1026.
		Afterwards he conquers Norway and a part of Sweden.
	www.tacitus.nu /historical-atlas/scandinavia/dk1.htm (230 words)

	Denmark
		Valdemar Atterdag restore the Danish state 1340 and thru successful wars against Sweden conquers the eastern half of the kingdom and the island of Gotland 1360-66.
		The union is named the Kalmar Union and will last to 1521 with interruptions 1448-57, 1464-97 and 1501-20.
		The Kalmar Union is dissolved for the last and final time when the Swedes led by Gustav Vasa rise in rebellion.
	www.tacitus.nu /historical-atlas/scandinavia/denmark.htm (307 words)

	The Legends of Lucy of Syracuse
		Before the Reformation, Saint Lucy's Day was one of unusual celebration and festivity because, for the people of Sweden and Norway, she was the great "light saint" who turned the tides of their long winter and brought the light of the day to renewed victory.
		Similarily, Lucia became the patron saint for the "light of the body"--the eyes, which may be the source of legends that she was blinded and her eyesight miraculously restored; and the way she was represented in Italian art with her eyes on a plate.
		Over a thousand years ago, King Canute of the Norsemen declared that Christmas would begin with her feast, and last for a month.
	www.eldrbarry.net /mous/saint/luciaday.htm (1075 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : St. Canute's Day (Activity)
		In Aland St Canute's Day is definitely looked upon as the day when the Christmas tree is thrown out, burned and the decorations tucked away.
		St Canute's Day is the feast day of the Danish king Canute the Holy, which was originally on 7 January, that is the day after Epiphany.
		To prolong Christmas St. Canute's Day was moved in 1708 to 13 January, which still today remains Canute's name-day.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/activities/view.cfm?id=1003 (181 words)

	Tovey.org - The World's Toveys
		It is first mentioned in a document dated as far back as the time of Canute the Great, at which time its then owner, Tovi or Tovious, Standard Bearer to the great monarch, founded on the outskirts of the forest here a church and village.
		Canute, unlike his father he was a Christian, and he rebuilt the cathedrals and monasteries, and founded many churches.
		At the time of Canute many families attached themselves to a King of a country for protection from persecution.
	www.tovey.org /aboutu.html (1517 words)

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