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Why Did Canute Set Ulf Jarl In 1019

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Canute 's brother, Harold, died in 1018, and Canute went to Denmark to take over after Harold died. Canute made his intentions to avert attacks against England very clear in a letter in 1019.Canute appointed Ulf Jarl to command Denmark while Canute ruled in England. Ulf later would cause Olaf Haraldsson and Anund Jakob to begin to launch attacks against Denmark, due to Canute’s favoritism to England. When Canute heard about this, Canute set sail for Denmark to set Ulf in

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