During the rule of his half-brother Canute IV of Denmark he was an eager supporter of the king but he was spared during the rebellion against Canute and lived in exile until the change of public feeling which made him elected as a king.
During the rule of his half-brother Canute IV of Denmark he was an eager supporter of the king but he was spared during the rebellion against Canute. He were by his side when he were slayed in Odense, but fled to Sweden and lived in exile until the change of public feeling which made him elected as a king.