Canute
[kə'nju:t]
Definition
(noun.) 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).
Typist: Martha--From WordNet
Examples
- I fancy that the demonstration of King Canute settled once and for all the stupid attempt to ignore a moving force. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For a time, under Canute and his sons, it seemed possible that a great confederation of the Northmen might have established itself. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Maxine