Original: Harthacnut ( Cnut the Hardy , sometimes Harthacanute , Hardicanute , Hardecanute , Hörthaknútr ; ) ( 1018 -- 8 June 1042 ) was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 as well as King of England from 1040 to 1042 .
Simplified: Harthacanute ( Canute the Hardy , sometimes Hardicanute , Hardecanute ; Danish : Hardeknud ) ( 1018 -- June 8 , 1042 ) was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and England from 1040 to 1042 .