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Meanings of Canute the Great in English

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)

Usage of Canute the Great in English
1
He has taken money from King Canute the Great for thy head.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
2
Ulf was married to Astrid, King Svein's daughter, and sister of Canute the Great.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
3
Ottar Svarte tells thus of it in the poem he composed upon King Canute the Great:-
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
4
A great king was Canute , well deserving the title long given him of Canute the Great.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 09 (of 15), Scandin...
5
Of this foray Sigvat the skald speaks, in a ballad he composed concerning King Canute the Great:-
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
6
During this time Canute the Great, called by some Canute the Old, was king of England and Denmark.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
7
But Bruse died in the days of Canute the Great, a short time after the fall of Saint Olaf.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
8
Beginning with King Gorm the Old and Canute the Great, it comprises all periods up to the last century.
Denmark
9
He was now with King Canute the Great, and had composed a flock, or short poem, in his praise.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
10
His son, Canute the Great, had to contend with a rival more worthy of him, (Edmund Ironside.)
The Art of War
11
FIELD, MICHAEL: Canute the Great
Reviews
12
In the same autumn King Canute the Great died in England, the 13th November, forty years old, and was buried at Winchester.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
13
In autumn King Canute the Great came to Denmark, and remained there all winter (A.D. 1026) with a numerous army.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
14
King Svein, the son of Canute the Great, ruled over Norway for some years; but was a child both in age and understanding.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
15
And after him my stepfather, Canute the Great, took the kingdom, and as long as he lived there was no access to it.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
16
His " Canute the Great rebuking his Courtiers" would have been a fine picture had he contented himself with the real subject-thesea.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843