Olauus to be their king, and the Danes chose this Hardiknought, whome their writers name Canute the third, to be their gouernor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England] Reference

"Canute" by Schlegel, in which the part of the king was assigned to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life] Reference

Was called Canute, the sable brother.    From Wordnik.com.  [Axel Thordson and Fair Valborg a ballad] Reference

Nor dared refuse, and with his sword Canute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poems] Reference

Early in the eleventh century Canute, the son of a.    From Wordnik.com.  [Early European History] Reference

King Canute, it was stated, died here in 1035; and in.    From Wordnik.com.  [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference

Canute by his wife quéene Emma, and to make him king.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England] Reference

Withraed and culminate in that of Æthelred and Canute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference

It may have been in this castle that Canute died in 1035.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference

Northumberland under Canute the Great and succeeding kings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries] Reference

"Bring a chair," said Canute, "and place it close to the water.".    From Wordnik.com.  [True Stories of Wonderful Deeds Pictures and Stories for Little Folk] Reference

Within this fabric Canute and his wife were buried; that earlier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference

Canute the Great, it comprises all periods up to the last century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denmark] Reference

Abingdon, but during the reign of Canute, his bones were removed to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bibliomania in the Middle Ages] Reference

Simon Dunel. affirmeth, that Harold and Canute or Cnute the sonnes of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror] Reference

Queen Thyra, his wife, the great-grandparents of Canute the Great, the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denmark] Reference

Once again they conquered, and Canute the Dane became King of England.    From Wordnik.com.  [English Literature for Boys and Girls] Reference

Report this comment obamaobserver - No, the exact opposite of King Canute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege] Reference

Legend has it that Edmund Ironside and Canute, intent on fighting a duel after.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference

There was once a king of England, named Canute, who was a brave and clever man.    From Wordnik.com.  [True Stories of Wonderful Deeds Pictures and Stories for Little Folk] Reference

When it kept surging forward, the very wise and interesting Canute said, "See?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege] Reference

If, like Canute, it cannot arrest the tidal wave, it is subjecting it to laws and formulas.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference

Complaining about executive pay and perks has the feel of King Canute shouting at the tides.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Green: Taming Corporate Pay, Finally] Reference

It can no more stay the progress of the Kingdom than King Canute could check the flowing tide!.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference

Then there is the story of King Canute ordering the tide not to wet his feet.deadsongs. vue.23.    From Wordnik.com.  [The WELL: Black Peter] Reference

In addition to the title of a poet, Canute has also received the appellation of a bibliomaniac.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bibliomania in the Middle Ages] Reference

In the end, the Danes got the mastery, and Canute, king of Denmark, became king of England (1016).    From Wordnik.com.  [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference

King Canute possessed himself of the crown of England; however their government did not continue long.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses] Reference

St. Knud, the grand-nephew of Canute the Great, was slain before the altar while praying for his people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denmark] Reference

This part of the building forms a mortuary chapel for several of the early English Kings, including Canute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference

It reappears in some strength in the code of Canute, but the latter is chiefly a recapitulation of former enactments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference

This conquest was confirmed by Canute in 1031, and, in connection with the confirmation, the Chronicle again speaks of.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)] Reference

Sigurd ruled, but not at all where a Knut did, -- for Knut or Canute, as it is sometimes written, was this new king's name.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages] Reference

Canute commanded them to retire; and as the tide happened to be actually ebbing at the time, the waters retreated to the ocean.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843] Reference

Hardiknought, but by the Danish writers Canute or Knute: also a daughter named Gonilda, that was after maried to Henrie the sonne of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England] Reference

Canute was much in the eastern counties; and he is said to have made a point, when possible, of keeping the Feast of the Purification at.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See] Reference