Remembering Cnut the Great: Introduction

Abstract

This themed issue of Scandinavica commemorates the millennial anniversary of Knutr’s accession to the English throne. Inspired by a conference held at UCL to mark that anniversary in July 2016, the articles presented here investigate the ways in which the king and his reign have been remembered in a range of literary and historical texts – including poems, sagas, chronicles and plays – from the medieval period to the present day.