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Early English king
Answer for the clue "Early English king ", 4 letters:
cnut
Alternative clues for the word cnut
- Danish king of England: Var.
- On the death of Edmund II Canute became King of all of England (994-1035)
- Anglo-Danish king (C, not K)
- King of Denmark, Norway and England
- Danish king who conquered England: Var
- Regularly consult old King
- Danish king of England: 1017–35
- King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him
- Danish king who conquered England: Var.
Word definitions for cnut in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (given name male from=Germanic), an alternative spelling of Canute (Scandinavian Knut) in historical context.
Usage examples of cnut.
No wonder women of vanquished, pre-Medieval European countries were attracted to these exceedingly handsome men who carried such fanciful names as Gudrod the Magnificent, Harald Fairhair, Thorfinn the Mighty, Halfdan of the Wide Embrace, Rolf the Marcher, Thorkel the Handsome, Sven Forkbeard and Cnut the Great.
Selik and Cnut joined a group of well-dressed Viking men who saluted them with hearty shouts and comradely slaps on their backs.
I am descended from Cnut, better known as Canute, a Danish king who conquered England in the early eleventh century.