Canute the Great

Canute the Great
noun
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
Syn: ↑Canute, ↑Cnut, ↑Knut
Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great Britain

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