canute the great

1. 1.

   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)

   SynonymsCanuteCnutKnut

   BroaderKing of England

Questions about canute the great

What does canute the great mean?

canute the great means "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)".

What is another word for canute the great?

Close synonyms include Canute, Cnut, Knut. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.