Edward the Confessor of Edward's lands exceeded that of the greatest earls, but they were scattered among the southern earldoms. He had no personal powerbase, and he does not seem to have attempted to build one. In 1050–51 he even paid off the fourteen foreign ships which constituted his standing navy and abolished the tax raised to pay for it. However, in ecclesiastical and foreign affairs he was able to follow his own policy. King Magnus I of Norway aspired to the English throne, and in 1045 and 1046, fearing an invasion, Edward took command of the fleet at Sandwich. Beorn's elder brother,
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood which includes five additional songs. The original track listing was used for the Record Store Day 2015 re-release on red coloured vinyl. "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" was produced by Darryl Neudorf and co-produced by Case. This is her first solo album in four years. Neudorf helped mix, produce and engineer other Case albums including "The Virginian" (1997), "Furnace Room Lullaby" (2000), "Blacklisted" (2002), "The Tigers Have Spoken" (2005), "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" (Bonus Disc Version) (2007) and "Middle Cyclone" (2009). He helped produce and engineer for other artists such as Sarah McLachlan, The Sadies and The Mohawk Lodge.