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Harthacanute

British  
/ ˈhɑːθəkəˌnjuːt /

noun

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

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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 Laurence Marcellus Larson

Ulf and Harthacanute soon retreated to Jutland, and left the islands and Scania to the enemy.

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

The succession was evidently not settled without some negotiations, for Harthacanute must have waited two months or more before he left Flanders.

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

"Next he led his son Harthacanute to his own high-seat and gave him the kings-name with the government of the Danish realms."

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

The overlordship of Harthacanute may have been recognised, but the administration was divided.

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

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