Canute

(noun.) king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035).

手打:玛莎

• I fancy that the demonstration of King Canute settled once and for all the stupid attempt to ignore a moving force. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• For a time, under Canute and his sons, it seemed possible that a great confederation of the Northmen might have established itself. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

校对:玛克辛