Cnut

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1. Cnut - Noun

2. Cnut - Proper noun

Meaning

king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)

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According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Harold Harefoot ruled for four years and sixteen weeks, by which calculation he would have begun ruling two weeks after the death of Cnut. Source: Internet

Adam of Bremen, Gesta Daenorum, ii.61, p. 120. Cnut was crowned king, now of England, Denmark and Norway as well as part of Sweden. Source: Internet

A description of Cnut can be found within the 13th century Knýtlinga saga : Knut was exceptionally tall and strong, and the handsomest of men, all except for his nose, that was thin, high-set, and rather hooked. Source: Internet

Æthelred died unexpectedly in 1016, and Cnut became king of England. Source: Internet

British Museum Cnut was generally remembered as a wise and successful king of England, although this view may in part be attributable to his good treatment of the Church, keeper of the historic record. Source: Internet

But otherwise Harthacnut is treated as a mere footnote in the line of monarchs, while there are many observations on Cnut. Source: Internet

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