Harthacanute

Hardecanute or Hardicanute

/ (ˈhɑːθəkəˌnjuːt) /


noun
  1. ?1019–42, king of Denmark (1035–42) and of England (1040–42); son of Canute

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How to use Harthacanute in a sentence

  • Leofric put Harthacanute on the throne, and your father, who was a man, helped him.

  • Ulf and Harthacanute soon retreated to Jutland, and left the islands and Scania to the enemy.

    Canute the Great | Laurence Marcellus Larson
  • Next he led his son Harthacanute to his own high-seat and gave him the kings-name with the government of the Danish realms.

    Canute the Great | Laurence Marcellus Larson
  • There can be little doubt that Canute intended to make Harthacanute the heir to all his realms.

    Canute the Great | Laurence Marcellus Larson
  • The same year Harthacanute joined his mother at Bruges, whither she had fled when exiled from England.

    Canute the Great | Laurence Marcellus Larson