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
Iste confessor of whom people celebrate worldwide 2 Who holy, prudent, humble, modest // sober, pure, was and peaceful 3 At his holy tomb, frequently // the limbs of the sick (were) presently cured 4 Whence now our choir, in honour // of him sing this hymn gladly 5 Health to Him, honour and virtue // who resides above in the peak of heaven </poem> Iste confessor Iste confessor is a Latin hymn used in the Divine Office at Lauds and Vespers on feasts of confessors. It exists in two forms. "Iste confessor Domini sacratus" is the original 8th Century hymn and