It was a foolish and cruel deed, and he left men there who hated his name more than even the name of Swein, to whom they had bowed since they must.
Then he sat down at Oxford as if all were done, while to have marched peacefully, but with a high hand, through the old Danelagh would have made the land sure to him.

Olaf did so in Kent, and when we left it, we left a loyal people who would rise against Cnut for Ethelred if the Danes should indeed return.

And Lindsey would as surely rise for Cnut against us.
But Olaf, though he blamed our king for this, in all singleness of purpose went on with the task that he had undertaken.

And now the next thing was to gather a fleet.
"If we could win Wulfnoth of Sussex to help his king, we have a fleet ready made," he said.

"Let us sail to his place and speak with him." That was true, and the ships that Wulfnoth had were the king's by right.