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knut

/kəˈnjuːt/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant une figure historique, à savoir le roi du Danemark et de Norvège qui a régné sur l'Angleterre au XIe siècle.

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noun

C1formalcommon/kəˈnjuːt/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a historical figure, specifically a king of Denmark and Norway who ruled England in the 11th century.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre désignant une figure historique, à savoir le roi du Danemark et de Norvège qui a régné sur l'Angleterre au XIe siècle.
  1. King Canute B2 formal

    King of Denmark, Norway, and England (c. 995–1035), known for his rule over a North Sea empire and the legendary story of commanding the tide to retreat.

    • Knut was a powerful medieval ruler who united several kingdoms.
    • The story of King Knut and the waves is often misunderstood as arrogance.
    • Historians study Knut's reign as a period of relative peace and prosperity.

    🇫🇷Knud le Grand

    Synonymes: canutecnut