Magnus the Good his son and the army. It was the greatest victory ever over the Wends, with up to 15,000 killed. Sweyn continued to oppose Magnus in Denmark, although according to "Heimskringla", they reached a settlement by which Sweyn became Earl of Denmark under Magnus. Magnus wanted to reunite Cnut the Great's entire North Sea Empire by also becoming king of England. When Harthacnut died, the English nobles had chosen as their king Æthelred the Unready's son Edward (later known as Edward the Confessor); Magnus wrote to him that he intended to attack England with combined Norwegian and Danish forces and "he
Ian King (English cricketer) which came against Surrey in the County Championship. King performed well with the ball in what was his only season with Essex, taking 34 wickets at an average of 33.70, with best figures of 4/25. He scored 131 runs that season, which came at an average of 8.73, with a high score of 33, which was his highest first-class score. Throughout his first-class career he was an able fielder, taking 60 catches. His best season was in 1957, when he held 29 catches in his 28 matches. Ian King (English cricketer) Ian Metcalfe King (born 10 November 1931) is a