Canute in a sentence

A map by the American historian called "The Dominions of Canute" (pictured just above) shows that Cornwall, like Wales and Scotland, was part neither of Sweyn Forkbeard's nor of Canute's Danish empire.

When Queen Edele came to take Canute's body to Flanders, a light allegedly shone around the church and it was taken as a sign that Canute should remain where he was.

Against Sweyn's will, Canute was held hostage by Thorkell when they lost the battle of London.

Canute's mission brought him to the town of Mercia, which had almost been destroyed by war.

Canute undergoes a major transformation throughout the course of the show.

Now the king of Denmark and England, Canute projects confidence, wisdom, and strength as a well-balanced king.

Robbed of his revenge in the first season finale, Thorfinn recently has had to jump through quite the hoop in an effort to chat with King Canute, giving the protagonist his shining moment as a result.

The mayor works part-time at Vikings hardware store in Canute Place and particularly loves the social side of his job, chatting to customers.

The trio posed for selfies with staff and customers after enjoying a delicious breakfast at the Cranford Café and Sandwich Bar in Canute Place.

With enough interest in Thorfinn, which started off as a relatively harmless conversation; Thorfinn pokes and prods enough at Canute to get him to speak his mind even with a stutter.

But perhaps, like King Canute who recognised his lack of dominion in the face of incoming waves, they know that in some areas of the media – let alone the more unhinged corners of the internet – it is a plea likely to fall on closed ears.

It's an ego blow to the cocksure Harald, but Elena reassures him that she still has feelings for him, plus he now has the army he needs to challenge Canute.

It turns out Canute wants to seize the very farmland that Thorfinn is tilling to earn his freedom.

There, Prince Harald and Prince Canute, the heirs to the dying King Sweyn's throne in the Dane-conquered country, are locked in a battle over his throne.

So it comes as no surprise that Trump, as in the apocryphal story of King Canute, is once again commanding the tide not to come in.

According to Viking lore, Canute the Great used 1,200 in Norway in 1028,. citation The Norwegian snekkjas, designed for deep fjords and Atlantic weather, typically had more draught than the Danish model designed for low coasts and beaches.

After several attempts to break in and then bloody hand-to-hand fighting in the church, Benedict was cut down and Canute struck in the head by a large stone and then speared from the front.

Canute and his housecarls fled south with a growing army of rebels on his heels.

Canute fled to the royal property outside the town of Odense on Funen with his two brothers.

Canute, however, was beginning to realise that the imposition of the tithe on Danish peasants and nobles to fund the expansion of monasteries and churches and a new head tax (Danish:nefgjald) had brought his people to the verge of rebellion.