Hubris and humility.

'Vikings: Valhala," a new original series to debut on Netflix later this year as a continuation of the 'Vikings' saga, announced cast members Tuesday. Cnut the Great, also known as Canute or Knut ...

King Canute of course had more sense than to believe he could hold back the tide. He did it to show his courtiers the limits ...

In the apocryphal tale, the 11th century English King Canute took his throne to the sea to try to roll back the tide. His purpose was to show his courtiers he couldn’t do it. In the 21st century ...