Kanute (son of Erik)

Also known as: Kanute · Family: Danes · Role: son of Erik, son of Siward · First appears: Book Nine · Part 10

Life events

Erik had a son, Kanute, by Gudorm's daughter.(Book Nine · Part 10)
- With: Erik, son of Siward Gudorm
- “He had a son KANUTE by the daughter of Gudorm, who was also the granddaughter of Harald;”
Enni-gnup was chosen by lot to guard Kanute and administer the realm.(Book Nine · Part 10)
- With: Enni-gnup
- “The issue was that a certain Enni-gnup (Steep-brow), a man of the highest and most entire virtue, was forced to put his shoulder to this heavy burden;”
Kanute grew to manhood and left those who had brought him up.(Book Nine · Part 10)
- “But when Kanute had passed through the period of boyhood, and had in time grown to be a man, he left those who had done him the service of bringing him up,”
Frode succeeded his father Kanute to the sovereignty.(Book Nine · Part 10)
- With: Frode (son of Kanute)
- “But soon the sovereignty passed to his son FRODE.”

parent: Erik, son of Siward “He had a son KANUTE by the daughter of Gudorm, who was also the granddaughter of Harald; and him he left to survive his death.”
guardian: Enni-gnup “The issue was that a certain Enni-gnup (Steep-brow), a man of the highest and most entire virtue, was forced to put his shoulder to this heavy burden; and when he entered on the administration which chalice had decreed, he oversaw, not only the early rearing of the king, but the affairs of the whole people.”
child: Frode (son of Kanute) “But soon the sovereignty passed to his son FRODE.”

Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.