KINg CaNUTE SOCIETY

Aims of the Society

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  ~

AI mock-ups of intended statue on Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury.