Knut
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Knut Knud (Danish
), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavia
n first name, of which the anglicised form is Cnut or Canute. In Germany
both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. The name is derived from the Old Norse
Knútr meaning "knot".
It is the name of several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century.
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n first name, of which the anglicised form is Cnut or Canute. In Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. The name is derived from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Knútr meaning "knot".
It is the name of several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century.
People
- Harthacnut I of Denmark (Cnut I, Danish: Hardeknud) (b. c. 890), king of Denmark
- Cnut the Great (Cnut II, Danish: Knud den Store or Knud II) (d. 1035), Viking king of England, Denmark and Norway
- Harthacnut (Cnut III, Danish: Hardeknud or Knud III) (d. 1042), king of Denmark and England
- Saint Canute IV of DenmarkCanute IV of DenmarkCanute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Canute the Saint , was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was...
(Danish: Knud IV), king of Denmark (r. 1080–1086) and martyr - Canute LavardCanute LavardCanute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leafing towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland...
(d. 1131), Danish prince and saint - Canute V of DenmarkCanute V of DenmarkCanute V of Denmark was a Swedish prince and King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with his Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called Bloodfeast of Roskilde in 1157. Nothing certain is known about his person and character.-Biography:Canute was...
(Danish: Knud V), king of Denmark (r. 1146–1157) - Canute I of SwedenCanute I of SwedenCanute I, Swedish: Knut Eriksson , was king over all of Sweden from 1173 to 1195...
(Swedish: Knut Eriksson) (r. 1173–1195) - Canute VI of DenmarkCanute VI of DenmarkCanute VI was King of Denmark . Canute VI was the eldest son of King Valdemar I and Sophia of Polotsk.-Life:...
(Danish: Knud VI), king of Denmark (r. 1182–1202) - Canute II of SwedenCanute II of SwedenCanute II Holmgersson, called the Tall , was King of Sweden from 1229 until his death 1234. He may have been a great grandson of Eric the Saint, for the sagas give Filip Eriksson, Eric's youngest son, as the father of Holmger, Canute's father...
(Swedish: Knut Långe) (r. 1229–1234) - Knute RockneKnute RockneKnute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
(1888–1931) was an American football player and coach - Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933) was a Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist
- Knut HamsunKnut HamsunKnut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He was praised by King Haakon VII of Norway as Norway's soul....
(1859–1952) was a leading Norwegian author - Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900–1976), younger son of King Christian X
- Knut Schmidt-NielsenKnut Schmidt-NielsenKnut Schmidt-Nielsen was a prominent figure in the field of comparative physiology and Professor of Physiology Emeritus at Duke University.-Background:...
(1915–2007) was a Norwegian-born American biologist - Knut HauglandKnut HauglandKnut Magne Haugland, DSO, MM, was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from Norway who accompanied Thor Heyerdahl on his famous 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.-Early life and World War II:...
(1917–2009) was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from Norway - Knut FrydenlundKnut FrydenlundKnut Frydenlund was a Norwegian diplomat. His most significant achievement was as Norwegian foreign minister between 1973 and 1981, and again between 1986 and 1987....
(1927–1987), was a Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs - Knut VollebækKnut VollebækKnut Vollebæk is a Norwegian diplomat and centrist politician . He is educated from the Norwegian School of Economics and the University of California, Santa Barbara....
(born 1946), is a former Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs - Knut KnudsenKnut KnudsenKnut Knudsen is a retired Norwegian cyclist.He won the 4,000 m individual pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics and at the World Championship in 1973. He won 11 Norwegian championships and cycled professionally in Italy from 1973 to 1981...
(born 1950) is a former cyclist, Olympic and World Champion - Canuto Kallan (born 1960) is a visual artist
- Knut StorbergetKnut StorbergetKnut Storberget is a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He became the Minister of Justice and the Police serving in the second cabinet Stoltenberg from 2005. Storberget stepped down on November 11, 2011.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in...
(born 1964), is Norway's Minister of Justice - Knut ReinhardtKnut ReinhardtKnut Reinhardt is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Reinhardt had successful spells with Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, before ending his career at 1. FC Nuremberg...
(born 1968) is a former German footballer. - Knut Arild HareideKnut Arild HareideKnut Arild Hareide is a Norwegian businessperson and the leader of the Christian Democratic Party. Hareide served as Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005...
(born 1972), is the leader of Norway's Christian Democratic Party, and a former Minister of the Environment
Other
- Knut (polar bear)Knut (polar bear)Knut was a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Berlin Zoological Garden. Rejected by his mother at birth, he was raised by zookeepers. He was the first polar bear cub to survive past infancy at the Berlin Zoo in more than 30 years. At one time the subject of international controversy,...
(2006–2011), a polar bear at the Berlin Zoo who attracted worldwide attention since 2007. - Adonis Cnut, Rik MayallRik MayallRichard Michael "Rik" Mayall is an English comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s...
's character in short-lived but popular sitcom Believe NothingBelieve NothingBelieve Nothing is a British sitcom starring Rik Mayall as Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut, the cleverest man in England and Oxford's leading moral philosopher. Starring alongside Mayall is Michael Maloney as Brian Albumen, Cnut's faithful servant, and Emily Bruni as Dr...
. - Knut (band)Knut (band)Knut is a sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Geneva, Switzerland that formed in 1994. Early material was put out on Snuff Records, which was run by Séverin and Mounir. They are currently signed to Hydra Head Records, which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis...
is a Swiss post-hardcore band. - The Knut is a unit of currency in the fictitious Harry Potter universeHarry Potter universeThe fictional universe of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels comprises two separate and distinct societies: the wizarding world and the Muggle world...
. - KNUTKnutKnut , Knud , or Knútur is a Scandinavian first name, of which the anglicised form is Cnut or Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used...
- KnoutKnoutA knout is a heavy scourge-like multiple whip, usually made of a bunch of rawhide thongs attached to a long handle, sometimes with metal wire or hooks incorporated....