King Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
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King Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). King Canute (c985-1035) was Viking King of England, Norway and Denmark. Ulf Jarl Torgilsson (c998-1026) married King Canute's sister and was appointed by Canute as the Earl of Denmark. They argued over a game of chess and Canute had Ulf murdered. Illustration from The Northmen in Britain by Eleanor Means Hull, published 1913. Private collection.
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Creator
- Morris Meredith Williams, attributed to: British, Welsh: Artist, painter
Subject
- King Canute: Danish: King of England, Denmark and Norway
- Ulf Jarl Torgilsson: Swedish: earl
People Related
- Eleanor Means Hull: British: Artist
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2735x3859
File Size : 30,921kb
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- 340859
- 13936
- 0600001656
- 2-378-401
- 2378401
- 340859
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