<< Good evening, everyone! This is DAM reporting, and today I am here in Denmark in order to interview King Canute, who has graced us with his presence. So, Your Majesty, how many places do you control?>>
<< I’m actually the Emperor of the North Sea Empire, which includes Denmark, Norway and all of England!>>.
<< Is it true that the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered, and you’re involved?>>.
<< Indeed, it is, but I’m not the one who killed him. My father lived at the time he was killed, but now he is also dead. Therefore we have no witness who can confirm who the murderer is >>.
<<Well, let’s cut to the chase now! Someone has blabbed about Vikings being violent…>>.
<< That’s not true, we live peacefully in our towns… However, we are attached to the places we want to settle in and we can become a little suppressive if we don’t manage to immediately own the territory >>.
<< Ok… so you just care about places where you can live peacefully. Speaking of territories, do you really just take what you need and come back home?>>.
<< We let our people decide if they want to stay in the place we have conquered or if they want to come back to their native land. We also provided the use of coins in Britain, by creating the Irish coin >>.
<< That’s amazing! People are also asking if you wear horned helmets when you fight >>.
<< No, we don’t, but we have well-decorated-protective helmets!>>.
<< We’re about to finish this interview and I feel sorry about that, because I’m having fun. I have two questions left… I feel embarrassed asking you this: is it true that Viking are unkempt?>>.
<< This is a terrible charge! Indeed, we really care about our beauty and we also live in magnificent halls >>.
<< I’m sorry for asking you that. Now, I’m relieved. Last but not least question… I really care about this one… You treat your women right, aren’t you?>>.
<< Women play an important role in our society. They can wield power, they are the guardians of the keys to both property and wealth and some of them are also military leaders!>>.
<< I’m so happy about this; a lot of civilizations treat women like trash, but fortunately Vikings aren’t one of them. We have officially finished this interview. It was a pleasure for me to have you here clarifying some issues. I hope to see you soon, Your Majesty!>>.