Canute (Civ6)

Canute
Introduced in Vikings Scenario Pack
Scenario	Vikings, Traders, and Raiders!
Civilizations	Danish
Leader bonus - North Sea Empire
Has an extra military policy slot. Can build the Settler, Viking Longship, Missionaries, and Harbor.
Leader agenda - Last Viking King
Builds a large navy and respects civilizations who follow their lead. Does not like civilizations with a weak navy.
Unique
Unit	Settler  Viking Longship  Missionary
Infrastructure	Harbor

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Canute, King of Denmark, is a playable leader from the Vikings, Traders, and Raiders! scenario in Civilization VI. He leads the Danes, and his leader ability is "North Sea Empire," which provides him with an extra military policy slot and the ability to train Settlers, Viking Longships, and Missionaries and build Harbors.

Civilopedia entry

Canute – also known as Cnut, Knut, Knud, and various other variants depending on the historian – would at times serve as king of Denmark, Norway, England, and even bits of Sweden. All of that when the borders were somewhat fluid, of course. He was a power in the shifting fortunes of northern Europe in the 11th Century AD, treated with deference by both the Emperor and the Pope.

No one is quite sure when and where he was born exactly, but it is certain that he was the son of Sweyn Forkbeard, the King of Denmark, for Canute accompanied the old warrior during the 1013 invasion of England. Left behind in Lincolnshire in charge of the fleet, he took up with Aelfgifu, who would bear him two sons. Sweyn was accepted as king of England but died in 1014 and the Brits brought back Aethelred to be their king. Within the year, Canute returned to challenge Aethelred’s son for the throne. By the end of November 1016 it was all over, and Canute ruled the whole of England. He then spent most of the rest of his life (dying in 1035) dealing with threats to his Danish crown, usually using English troops to do so.

Trivia

• Canute's leader ability is the name of the temporary union between the kingdoms of England, Denmark, and Norway, which Canute ruled over during his lifetime.
• Civilization VI is inconsistent with the spelling of Canute's name, using the anglicized spelling "Canute" in the Vikings, Traders, and Raiders! scenario and the more accurate Danish spelling "Cnut" in Harald Hardrada's Civilopedia entry.

Gallery

Canute on the loading screen

Related achievements

Absolutely Nothing Rotten in the State of Denmark Win Vikings, Traders, and Raiders! as Canute. A play on 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark', a famous line from William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

See also

• Canute in other games