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King Canute Society of Shaftesbury
Nearly one thousand years ago King Canute died while praying at the tomb of St Edward the Martyr
in Shaftesbury Abbey.
Canute The Great was King of England, Denmark and Norway, Emperor of the North Sea Empire. More...
The Society was formed in 2026 with three main Aims
~ To finance and erect a statue of King Canute in Shaftesbury ~
~ To make young and old local inhabitants aware of the town’s Viking & Anglo-Saxon history ~
~ To encourage visitors to Shaftesbury from Britain, Scandinavia and the world ~
His bones lie in this funerary chest in Winchester Cathedral.
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