Cnut the Great
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Cnut the Great was an early 11th-century Scandinavian ruler who became king of England, Denmark, and Norway, forging a powerful North Sea empire.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cnut the Great canonical | 24 |
| King Cnut | 3 |
| Canute the Great | 2 |
| Cnut | 2 |
| Canute | 1 |
| King Cnut the Great | 1 |
| Knut (Cnut) | 1 |
| led to Cnut becoming king of all England | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2444377 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cnut the Great Context triple: [Kingdom of Wessex, hasKing, Cnut the Great]
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A.
King Alfred the Great
King Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex renowned for defending Anglo-Saxon England against Viking invasions and promoting learning, law, and religious reform.
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B.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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C.
Harthacnut
Harthacnut was a 11th-century king of Denmark and England from the House of Knýtlinga, known for his brief and turbulent reign that preceded that of Edward the Confessor.
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D.
Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside was a short-reigned but renowned English king in 1016, celebrated for his fierce resistance against Danish invasion under Cnut the Great.
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E.
Ethelred
Ethelred was a medieval Scottish churchman who served as Abbot of Dunkeld, an important religious and political center in early Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cnut the Great Target entity description: Cnut the Great was an early 11th-century Scandinavian ruler who became king of England, Denmark, and Norway, forging a powerful North Sea empire.
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A.
King Alfred the Great
King Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex renowned for defending Anglo-Saxon England against Viking invasions and promoting learning, law, and religious reform.
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B.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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C.
Harthacnut
Harthacnut was a 11th-century king of Denmark and England from the House of Knýtlinga, known for his brief and turbulent reign that preceded that of Edward the Confessor.
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D.
Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside was a short-reigned but renowned English king in 1016, celebrated for his fierce resistance against Danish invasion under Cnut the Great.
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E.
Ethelred
Ethelred was a medieval Scottish churchman who served as Abbot of Dunkeld, an important religious and political center in early Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scandinavian ruler
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ monarch ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cnut the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Canute
Cnut the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Canute the Great
Cnut the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Cnut
Knut the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Knut
Knut the Great ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North Sea Empire
ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 990 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Denmark ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Winchester Cathedral ⓘ |
| child |
Gunhilda of Denmark
ⓘ
Harold Harefoot ⓘ Harthacnut ⓘ Svein Knutsson ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Denmark
ⓘ
England ⓘ Norway ⓘ parts of Sweden ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1035 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Dorset
ⓘ
Shaftesbury ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Knýtlinga ⓘ |
| era | early 11th century ⓘ |
| father | Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cnut the Great
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cnut
|
| house |
House of Oldenburg
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Denmark
|
| language |
Old English
ⓘ
Old Norse language ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| legend | story of commanding the tide to stop ⓘ |
| mother |
possibly Sigrid the Haughty
ⓘ
Świętosława ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conquest of England in 1016
ⓘ
division of England into four earldoms ⓘ marriage to Emma of Normandy in 1017 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a powerful early 11th-century Scandinavian monarch
ⓘ
ruling a North Sea empire ⓘ uniting England, Denmark, and Norway under his rule ⓘ |
| policy |
support of the Church and monastic reform
ⓘ
use of both Danish and English elites in government ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Edmund Ironside
ⓘ
Æthelred the Unready ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
1035 (as King of Denmark)
ⓘ
1035 (as King of England) ⓘ 1035 (as King of Norway) ⓘ |
| reignStart |
1016 (as King of England)
ⓘ
1018 (as King of Denmark) ⓘ 1028 (as King of Norway) ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse |
Emma of Normandy
ⓘ
Ælfgifu of Northampton ⓘ |
| successor |
Harold Harefoot
ⓘ
Harthacnut ⓘ |
| title |
King of Denmark
ⓘ
King of England ⓘ King of Norway ⓘ King of the Danes ⓘ King of the English ⓘ King of Norway ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Norwegians
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cnut the Great Description of subject: Cnut the Great was an early 11th-century Scandinavian ruler who became king of England, Denmark, and Norway, forging a powerful North Sea empire.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canute the Great
this entity surface form:
Cnut
this entity surface form:
Canute the Great
this entity surface form:
Cnut
this entity surface form:
Canute
this entity surface form:
King Cnut
this entity surface form:
King Cnut
this entity surface form:
King Cnut the Great
this entity surface form:
Knut (Cnut)
this entity surface form:
led to Cnut becoming king of all England
this entity surface form:
King Cnut