Canute the Great was a Norwegian Prince. When both his father the king and his brother the crown prince died, Canute became king of Norway. Then he conquered England and Denmark. When he conquered England he fought Edmund, who was a brave English King. He made a treaty with Edmund that when Edmund died Canute would have the throne. Edmund died three weeks later. Canute gave both England and Denmark a prosperous golden age and he was on great terms with the church. He is remembered for internal peace and prosperity within the countries he ruled, rather than military strength or territory size like other empires and kingdoms. When Canute died, rather than a successor to both England and Denmark, England became ruled by the English and Denmark ruled by Danes once more.