The Battle of Helgeå, also known as the Battle of the Holy River, was a naval conflict in 1026 between Danish and English forces and a combined Norwegian and Swedish force at the estuary of the river Helge in Sweden or Denmark. King Olaf II of Norway and King Anund Jacob of Sweden capitalized on the involvement of Danish King Cnut in England by launching raids on the Danish in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish and Norwegian navies, led by monarchs Anund Jacob and Olaf II, waited up the river for the ... (Read More)