Harthacanute

British  

/ ˈhɑːθəkəˌnjuːt /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

It is significant that the only one who is awarded the royal title is Harthacanute, the youngest of the King's three sons; but he was also the only one who was of legitimate birth.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

Here the party was joined by Queen Emma and the five-year-old princeling Harthacanute accompanied by a strong force of housecarles.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

Harthacanute died at Lambeth, only a few miles from London.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

With Harthacanute passed away the last male representative of the Knytling family; after a few years the crown of Denmark passed to the descendants of Canute's sister Estrid, to the son of the murdered Ulf.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

Harthacanute was advised to submit; he knelt before his father and obtained forgiveness, as the King realised that no responsibility could lodge with a witless boy.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus