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Canute the Saint
Canute the Saint d. 1086, king (1080-86) and patron saint of Denmark. He built churches and cathedrals and raised the bishops to the rank of prince. In 1085 he made an unsuccessful attempt to invade England. He was killed by a mob enraged by the imposition of heavy fines and a tithe. Feast: Jan. 19.
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39th Time a Charm for `Canute'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/16/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...yesterday, but there was none. King Canute won a race, and the earth didn't tremble...evidence yesterday indicated that King Canute's chance to shed his shadow might be...believers in the medication now have King Canute to document its effectiveness. King Canute...
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Burning Questions - Visiting King Canute's mansion
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 9/9/2002; ; 571 words
; ...connection between Raby Castle and King Canute? - Bill Hutchinson, Chester-le-Street. A KING Canute came to England in 1013 with the invading...during the invasion and was succeeded by Canute in 1014. There is no proven connection...
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`Canute' Is King of the Also-Rans; Winless in 29 Starts, Claiming Horse Pays His Way Nevertheless
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/14/1988; ; 697 words
; King Canute reigns in the high court of Laurel's...you place him." This philosophy King Canute has upheld with regularity. He entered...there is no great rush in getting King Canute to win. Yesterday's maiden race offered...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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When Chester was the coin capital of Canute's kingdom; 1,000-year-old penny minted in North West goes under hammer.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 3/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...struck in Chester during the reign of King Canute, who was England's ruler from 1016 to 1035. Canute pennies were made from the finest silver...examples housed in the museum. "Before King Canute's reign, Anglo Saxon coins were largely...
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No Sea Change For King Canute
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/28/1992; 298 words
; ...wrong about England's 11th century Danish king, Canute {Show, May 31}. Canute did not "believe he could order the tide not to...courtiers who tried to endow him with such omnipotence. Canute, to prove his unworthiness and to clearly demonstrate...
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 "Buxton Advertiser (Buxton, England)")
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Basketball club turned the tide against Canute.
Newspaper article from: Buxton Advertiser (Buxton, England); 4/1/2004; 638 words
; High Peak Basketball 46 Canute, Knutsford 37 (end of quarter scores: High Peak 12, 6, 14, 14; Canute, Knutsford 10, 12, 5, 10) Both teams...team got any better as the game went on. Canute's defensive zone was proving very difficult...
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 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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Bowls: Canute beats Murphy in Australian supersingles semi
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 4/27/2005; 412 words
; ...News (Australia) 04-27-2005 Bowls: Canute beats Murphy in Australian supersingles...April 27 AAP - Victorian Mary-Anne Canute has thrashed 2002 Commonwealth Games singles...Bowling Club is one of the biggest for Canute, who was recently selected in the Australian...
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Canute and the Trade Deficit
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/16/1988; 607 words
; ...stock market promptly followed it. King Canute would understand the position in which James Baker finds himself. Canute demonstrated that even a royal command...strongly that, for reasons with which King Canute was all too familiar, the administration...
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Louts attack Canute's church
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/12/1997; ; 402 words
; THE CHURCH built by King Canute as a tribute to the power of God over...near Southend, was built following Canute's legendary command to the tide to...a hill at Ashingdon, close to where Canute defeated Edmund Ironside before succeeding...
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Gemma Taylor, Donna Chapman, Neil Boardman and Lee Mitchell from Canute on Silver Street are running. (Photograph: Chris Etchells G455CE).
Newspaper article from: Gainsborough Standard (Gainsborough, England); 3/13/2008; 470 words
; STAFF at The Canute pub on Silver Street are dusting off their...event on Sunday, March 16. Manager of Canute Neil Boardman said: "We hold events...us as much as they can." Staff at The Canute will be having a celebratory event two...
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Canute I the Great
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Canute I the Great Canute I (ca. 995-1035) was a viking king who united the English and...ruler since the fall of Rome to rule over all of England. The life of Canute Sweynson (Cnut the Viking) King of England (1016-35), Denmark...
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Canute
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Canute , 995?-1035, king of England, Norway...The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the expedition...the Danes in England swore fealty to Canute, but on Æthelred's return from...
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Canute the Saint
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Canute the Saint d. 1086, king (1080-86) and patron saint of Denmark. He built churches and cathedrals and raised the bishops to...
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Canute II
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Canute II ( the Great ) (994–1035) King of Denmark (1014–28), England (1017–35), and Norway...
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Canute, The Song of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Canute, The Song of, a famous early English poetic fragment stated to have been composed and sung by the king as he rowed past Ely, and recorded by a monk of Ely in 1166.
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