Canute
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Canute (anglicized form of Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot", sometimes Cnut; Danish Knud, Norwegian Knut) is the name of several kings of medieval Denmark, two of whom reigned also over England during the first half of the 11th century.
- Canute the Great (994/995-November 12, 1035) was king of England, Denmark and Norway, celebrated for "trying to hold back the tide," commanding the waves of the sea to assure his people that he was not a god. King Canute's people thought he was a god, so to prove them wrong he had his throne taken down to the ocean and told his people that "if I can hold back the tide, I must be a god"; however, the tide came in. His people agreed, then, that he was not a god.
- His son, Harthacanute (1018/1019-June 8, 1042), inherited the throne;
- Also refer to List of Danish monarchs, List of monarchs of England, and List of Norwegian monarchs.
- Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952) was a leading Norwegian author.
- Knud Rasmussen (1879 - 1933) was a Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist.
- Knute Rockne (1888 - 1931) was an American football player and coach.
- Canute, Oklahoma, United States
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