- 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
Canute left three sons, by name Sweyn, Harold, and Hardicanute; but his Queen, Emma, once the Flower of Normandy, was the mother of only Hardicanute.
From A Child's History of England by Townsend, F. H.
It happened that Hardicanute, whom he had intended should succeed him, was in Denmark at the time of his father's death.
From King Alfred of England Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
On the death of his maternal brother, Hardicanute the Dane, in 1041, he was called to the throne, and thus renewed the Saxon line.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
In process of time they had a son, who was named Hardicanute, which means Canute the strong.
From King Alfred of England Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
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