Cnut
Britishnoun
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Cnut led an Anglo-Scandinavian empire that was built on centuries of Viking trade and raids, likely bringing the game back.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
King Cnut, who became King of England and ruled for 25 years, replaced those at the top but allowed society to go on as before.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2014
The international company claimed all profits from his King Cnut line of T-shirts were legally theirs.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2013
Evidence unearthed beneath Parliament Square suggests that Cnut, the Dane who ruled England during 1016-35, may have been the first king to build a palace at Westminster.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2013
He and Cnut agreed to divide the kingdom, but before the end of the year the heroic Eadmund died, and Cnut the Dane became king of England without a rival.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
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