Sujet

King Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams

Légende

King Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). King Canute (c985-1035) was Viking King of England, Norway and Denmark. Ulf Jarl Torgilsson (c998-1026) married King Canute's sister and was appointed by Canute as the Earl of Denmark. They argued over a game of chess and Canute had Ulf murdered. Illustration from The Northmen in Britain by Eleanor Means Hull, published 1913. Private collection.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1919

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D79_291

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,2Mo (2,7Mo) / 23,2cm x 32,7cm / 2735 x 3859 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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