- a variation of Hardecanute.
Hardicanute
Britishnoun
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Paddy Prendergast won the equivalent of the Racing Post Trophy twice in three years in the early 1960s, first with the brilliant filly Noblesse in 1962 and then with Hardicanute in 1964.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2010
The influence of the Saxons and of Emma's friends was of course in favor of Hardicanute, while the Danes espoused the cause of Harold.
From William the Conqueror Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
Canute now felt that his kingdom was secure; and he hoped, by making Hardicanute his heir, to perpetuate the dominion in his own family.
From King Alfred of England Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
He had been invited over from Normandy by Hardicanute, in the course of his short reign of two years, and had been handsomely treated at court.
From A Child's History of England by F. H. Townsend
In 1031 he had some trouble with Malcolm, King of Scotland, but subdued him promptly, and died in 1035, leaving Hardicanute, the son of Emma, and Sweyn and Harold, his sons by a former wife.
From Comic History of England by Bill Nye
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