Har·di·ca·nute 
(här′dĭ-kə-nt, -nyt) also Har·tha·ca·nut or Har·tha·cnut (här′thə-) 1018-1042.
(här′dĭ-kə-nt, -nyt) also Har·tha·ca·nut or Har·tha·cnut (här′thə-) 1018-1042. King of England (1040-1042) and of Denmark (1035-1042). The legitimate son of King Canute, he claimed the English throne after the death of Harold I, Canute's illegitimate son.