Why did King Canute leave the farm?

Iamweeb_1 said:
It isn't clear to me why Canute left the farm deciding to abandon his plan. Could someone explain it to me well?

EBOLAVIRUS said:

thorfinn and him talked it out so he left

Iamweeb_1 said:

I know Thorfinn talked to him but I didn't understand what actually changed Canute's mind.

Iamweeb_1 said:
It isn't clear to me why Canute left the farm deciding to abandon his plan. Could someone explain it to me well?

Iamweeb_1 said:
These are possible explanations, but what has become Canute's goal? I think now he wants to create a great kingdom without using violence. Correct me if I'm wrong.

RandomPerson9348 said:

I haven't read the manga, so I might be wrong. But I'm assuming that he will continue to do what he is doing, but on a smaller and less radical scale.

At the end of the day, he can't reach his goal without technically killing every single king on the planet.

chiheisensei said:

umm.. correct me if I'm wrong. Canute came to the farm to own it which will give him financial support to maintain the army. But in the end, he didn't do it & left the farm after having the conversation with Thorfinn. So now to balance the financial crisis, he disbanded most of his army & withdrew forces from England. That made good relationship between the conqueror & the conquered. Aight.
BUT
what will happen now with those warriors who were made to leave the army. Aren't they just gonna start doing bad things agains? They're not gonna start farming & stop killing people right away, right?

RandomPerson9348 said:
Canute doesn't want to kill people to achieve his paradise. He doesn't want to start wars, but it's what he must do to reach his goal.

When he hears Thorfinn, he understands that Thorfinn wants to take people who are affected by war and tragedy and build a new paradise for them.

Canute realises that he doesn't need to worry about the people who are affected by his wars anymore, because there's someone who will take care of them and allow them to live in a different paradise for as long as they can.

Instead of opposing each other, Canute feels like they are two puzzle pieces who can fit together to build a better world. So, he leaves Thorfinn and the farm.

TL;DR - He left Thorfinn alive because he thinks his goals are helpful and noble, and he left the farm as a sign of peace and gratitude towards him.

RandomPerson9348 said:

Nobody can be sure about that. But they are still going to live in Canute's area, and they all still respect him a lot. They probably won't attack places within his land.

I think Gardar's story helps a lot here. Most people in his army aren't fighting for fighting's sake, but to support their families. If there is no war, they will probably go back to their families and live as they lived before. It's the same as soldiers in our current world.

There is definitely a small subset of people who are bloodthirsty. But those can probably be counted on a single hand. They can be taken care of in a week.

Thorkell might be a wildcard tho. As I said, I haven't read the manga, so I don't know where he and his people go from here.

Iamweeb_1 said:
These are possible explanations, but what has become Canute's goal? I think now he wants to create a great kingdom without using violence. Correct me if I'm wrong.

miles333 said:
Also does anyone happen to know if Canute leaving peacefully after talking with Thorfinn has any basis in real history? Since Thorfinn and Cnut were real people, I’m wondering if this event or anything similar to it happened in real life, because I was shocked at how easily Canute left the farm after briefly talking with Thorfinn.