King Canute made his appearance in the new Netflix show Vikings: Valhalla, along with the many other characters. Well, let’s learn everything about him.
Vikings: Valhallais highly appreciated by fans for many reasons. Beautiful locations, soundtracks, plot twists, direction, and, not to forget, the acting. Several characters from the show grabbed our attention, and King Canute tops the list. He seems to have every quality that a true king needs to possess. And like most characters fromVikings, King Canute is also based on the real character.
King Canute In Vikings Valhalla
King Canute is shown to have a very influential personality in the show. He is the leader of theVikings, and his people don’t just respect him out of fear, but they truly believe in him. The king of theVikingsappears to have long hair trimmed from the sides, a long beard, and a rigid build.
He is shown to be fearless of accepting one on one combats and fighting the large armies. This can be seen when he challenges Prince Edmund for a solo fight or asks him to send his best men to fight him. We don’t see King Canute engaging in a battle in the show, but his history reveals that he was a great warrior.
King Canute is not just the one with strength and courage, but he is also a good speaker and listener. When theVikingsplan to get Edmund on the other side of the bridge, Canute is the one to manipulate him and make him act out of rage. Unlike Edmund, King Canute does not act on his emotions, and he is a farsighted person. That’s why despite capturing England, he neither kills Edmund nor the other kings. In Fact, he makes them his allies and visions to rule entire Northern Europe. The way he plauds his allies and his enemies for their strengths speaks for one of his excellent skills to make everyone trust him.
The history of the real Canut The Great tells that he was the king of Norway, Denmark, and England, together known as the North Sea Empire. King Canut was a Christian but never looked down upon other religions. The high mention of Pagan religion in his praise poetry is evident in his secularism.
Meet The Actor Playing The Role Of King Canute
Bradley Freegard played the role of King Canute inVikings: Valhalla. He is also known for his roles in Keeping Faith, Casualty, Doctors, and a few more T.V series, movies, and soap operas.
