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Harthacnut ( Danish: Hardeknud; [a] "Tough-knot"; [2] c. 1018 – 8 June 1042), traditionally Hardicanute, sometimes referred to as Canute III, was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of the English from 1040 to 1042. Harthacnut was the son of King Cnut the Great (who ruled Denmark, Norway, and England) and Emma of Normandy.
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12 min read. Harthacnut, sometimes known as Canute III, reigned for a short time over his inherited kingdoms both in Denmark and England. During this time he struggled to hold onto the legacy left to him by his famous father, King Cnut, a man who had ruled over much of Scandinavia with territory expanding across swathes of northern Europe.
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Harthacanute ( Canute the Hardy, sometimes Hardicanute, Hardecanute, Hörthaknútr; Danish: Hardeknud) (1018 – June 8, 1042) was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 as well as King of England from 1040 to 1042. He was the only son of Canute the Great and Emma of Normandy.
Religion. Christianity. Cnut II and I ( Danish: Knud II; 25 May 994 — 12 November 1035) nicknamed the Great (Danish: den Store) was the King of Denmark as Cnut II from 1018, King of England as Cnut I from 1016, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. Cnut was considered one of Europe's most powerful rulers during his time.
Oct 27, 2016 · Hardicanute. Hardicanute or Harthacnut was the son of King Canute and Emma of Normandy and spent his childhood in Denmark, having been sent there by his father as an act to strengthen defences and legitimacy. Earl Ulf, Canute’s brother, headed a council to aid the young Hardicanute. Ulf alienated his brother by making the Danish provinces ...
Harthacnut. Harthacnut ( c. 1019–42), king of England (1040–2), was a son of Cnut by his second wife Emma of Normandy, widow of Æthelred II. At his father's death in 1035 he was in Denmark, but his mother put forward his claim to the throne of England against his half-brother Harold Harefoot. On the latter's death in 1040 Harthacnut succeeded.
Harthacanute (här´thăkənōōt), Hardicanute, or Hardecanute (both: här´dĬkənōōt), d. 1042, king of Denmark (1035–42) and of the English (1040–42); son of Canute and Emma.
