See also:

• HARDICANUTE [more correctly HARDACNUT] (c. 1019-1042)

HARDICANUTE [more correctly HARDACNUT] (c. 1019-1042)  , son of Canute, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, by his wife AElfgifu or Emma, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born about 1019 . In the contest for the See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• CROWN

crown which followed the See also:

• DEATH

death of Canute in 1035 the claims of See also:

• HARDICANUTE [more correctly HARDACNUT] (c. 1019-1042)

Hardicanute were supported by Emma and her ally, See also:

• GODWINE (d. 1o53)

Godwine, See also:

• EARL

earl of the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• SAXONS

Saxons, in opposition to those of Harold, Canute's illegitimate son, who was backed by the Mercian earl See also:

• LEOFRIC (d. 1057)

Leofric and the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief men of the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north . At a See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting of the See also:

• WITAN, or WITENAGEMOT (from O. Eng. wita, p1. witan, a wise man, and gemot, a meeting, from O. Eng. metan, to meet)

witan at See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford a See also:

• COMPROMISE (pronounced compromize; through Fr. from Lat. compromittere)

compromise was ultimately arranged by which Harold was temporarily elected See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent of all England, pending the final See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement of the question on the return of Hardicanute from See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark . The compromise was strongly opposed by Godwine and Emma, who for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time forcibly held Wessex in Hardicanute's behalf . But Harold's party rapidly increased; and See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in 1037 he was definitely elected king . Emma was driven out and took See also:

• REFUGE

refuge at See also:

• BRUGES (Flemish Brugge, a name signifying the bridge or place of bridges)

Bruges . In 1039 Hardicanute joined her, and together they concerted an attack on England . But next See also:

• YEAR

year Harold died; and Hardicanute peacefully succeeded . His See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short reign was marked by See also:

• GREAT

great oppression and See also:

• CRUELTY (through the O. Fr. crualte, mod. cruaute, from the Lat. crudelitas)

cruelty . He caused the dead See also:

• BODY

body of Harold to be dug up and thrown into a fen; he exacted so heavy a geld for the support of his See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign See also:

• FLEET

fleet that great discontent was created throughout the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom, and in See also:

• WORCESTERSHIRE

Worcestershire a See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general uprising took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place against those sent to collect the tax, whereupon he burned the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• WORCESTER
• WORCESTER, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• WORCESTER, JOHN TIPTOFT, EARL OF (1427—1470)
• WORCESTER, WILLIAM (c. 1415-c. 1482)

Worcester to the ground and devastated the surrounding See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country; in 1041 he permitted Edwulf, earl of See also:

• NORTHUMBRIA (regnum Northanhymbrorum)

Northumbria, to be treacherously murdered after having granted him a safe-conduct . While " he stood at his drink " at the See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage feast of one of his flegns he was suddenly seized with a See also:

• FIT

fit, from which he died a few days afterwards on the 8th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1042 .