Canute (or Cnut) the Great (Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki, Danish: Knud den Store, Norwegian: Knut den mektige) (994/995 – November 12, 1035) was king of England, Denmark, and Norway and governor or overlord of Schleswig and Pomerania. The 2nd son King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark. Canute's mother was Gunhild (formerly Swiatoslawa, daughter of Mieszko I of Poland). Appears as a character in Vinland Saga (Japanese: ヴィンランド・サガ, Hepburn: Vinrando Saga) written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura.