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canute

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Ca⋅nute

  [kuh-noot, -nyoot]
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–noun
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
Also, Cnut, Knut.
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Ca·nute also Cnut or Knut   (kə-nōōt', -nyōōt')   
King of England (1016-1035), Denmark (1018-1035), and Norway (1028-1035) whose reign, at first brutal, was later marked by wisdom and temperance. He is the subject of many legends.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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