Scientists to unravel centuries-old mystery of King Canute

• Bristol University archeologists to examine remains at Winchester Cathedral
• King Canute and his family's remains scattered during English Civil War
• The bones were gathered and placed in six caskets

By Padraic Flanagan


A centuries-old mystery surrounding the bones of King Canute could soon be solved by forensic experts.
They are to examine the skeletal remains of Anglo-Saxon royalty that have lain in wooden ‘mortuary chests’ at Winchester Cathedral for more than 350 years.
Canute, the 11th Century king who famously tried to command the tides, was buried in the cathedral but his remains and those of his family were scattered when Roundheads ransacked it during the English Civil War.


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