Hardicanute


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Related to Hardicanute: Harold Harefoot, Canute III

Har·di·ca·nute

(här′dĭ-kə-no͞ot′, -nyo͞ot′) also Har·tha·ca·nut or Har·tha·cnut (här′thə-) 1018-1042.
King of England (1040-1042) and of Denmark (1035-1042). The legitimate son of King Canute, he claimed the English throne after the death of Harold I, Canute's illegitimate son.
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Hardicanute

(ˈhɑːdɪkəˌnjuːt)
n
(Biography) same as Harthacanute
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The soul of Hardicanute hath taken possession of him, and he hath no pleasure save to fill, to swill, and to call for more.
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"Hardly capable" would, in fact, have made an appropriate name, but in reality they were called Hardicanute (or Harthacnut) and Harold Harefoot, half-brothers, in fact.
Taxing time saw citizens rebel against unpopular monarch; An extreme reaction to increased taxes by citizens OFWORCESTER in the 11th century saw them decamp to an island and fight off the royal army. Chris Upton reports
ANSWERS: 1 The Jack Dempsey; 2 Hardicanute; 3 Four; 4 Vincent van Gogh; 5 The King of the Mountains; 6 James, son of the Earl and Countess of Wessex; 7 Ronald Harwood; 8 The Pacific Ocean; 9 Michael Martin; 10 Uptight (Everything's Alright).
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But Hardicanute, King of Denmark, never bothered to enforce his claim by battle and the crown instead passed to his base-born brother Harold Harefoot.
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Leofric was the power behind the succession of Harold I in 1035 and supported Hardicanute by putting down a revolt against him in Worcestershire, practically massacring the whole population of Worcester itself.
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ANSWERS: 1 Dubrovnik; 2 Earl of Wessex; 3 Cate Blanchett; 4 Malawi; 5 Hardicanute; 6 Scum; 7 Steve McManaman; 8 Thomas Hughes; 9 Highgate Cemetery; 10 Mainland.
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1 Dubrovink; 2 Earl of Wessex; 3 Cate Blanchett; 4 Malawi; 5 Hardicanute; 6 Scum: 7 Steve McManaman; 8 Thomas Hughes; 9 Highgate Cometery; 10 Mainland.
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