En sommerdag i 1086 døde Danmarks konge foran altret i Skt. Albani Kirke i Odense, myrdet af rasende landsmænd, som frygtede at miste magt og privilegier. Drabet på Knud den Hellige og nutidige undersøgelser af kongens jordiske resster er emnet for Piet van Deurs' Danmarkshistorie. I udsendelsen fortæller antropolog Pia Bennike, professor Kaare Lund Rasmussen og museumsinspektør Niels Bonde om den viden, de ha fået fra undersøgelserne og skrinet.
A summersday in 1086, Denmarks king died in front of the altar of Saint Albani church in Odense, murdered by furious countrymen, fearing the loss of power and privileges.
The murder of Canute the Holy as well as modern examinations of the kings remains, is the subject of Piet van Deurs' Denmarkstories. In this episode anthropologist Pia Bennike, professor Kaare Lund Rasmussen and museumsuperintendant Niels Bonde talk of the knowledge they have gained, from the examinations and the shrine.
