Born from blood and vengeance, Canute rose beyond his father's shadow to unite England, Denmark, and Norway under one crown—becoming the greatest Viking king in history.

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The legend of a Viking king's attempt to turn back the tide has been depicted in a mosaic. King Canute (also known as Cnut) ruled England between 1016 -1035 and allegedly tried and failed to stop ...

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Like King Canute before him, President Trump was attempting to do nothing less than command the tides to recede. Not the ocean tides, of course, but the no less powerful tides of economic and ...

Like medieval King Canute’s unsuccessful attempt to command the incoming tide to stop, central banks’ attempts to push back against swelling interest rate cut bets seem forlorn.

And, even like King Canute trying in vain to hold back the tide, the last 18 months of Test rugby with Wales will have been a challenge to say the least.

Someone told me the other day that the American courts are trying valiantly but fruitlessly to hold back the tide like King Canute.

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Canute, king of England during the 11th century, achieved legendary status by ordering his servants to carry his throne to the shore, whereupon he ordered the tide to stop rising.