Hardecanute

American

[hahr-duh-kuh-noot, -nyoot] / ˌhɑr də kəˈnut, -ˈnjut /

Also Harthacnut or Hardicanute

noun

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

Hardecanute British

/ ˈhɑːdɪkəˌnjuːt /

noun

same as Harthacanute

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Hardecanute

And in this same year came King Hardecanute to Sandwich, seven days before midsummer.

From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry)

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