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Messaggio originale inviato da Elijah
In caso tu sappi l'inglese... 
He is perhaps best remembered for the legend of how he commanded the waves to go back. According to the legend, he grew tired of flattery from his courtiers. When one such flatterer gushed that the king could even command the obedience of the sea, Canute proved him wrong by practical demonstration at Thorney Island, his point being that even a king's powers have limits. Unfortunately, this legend is sometimes misunderstood to mean that he believed himself so powerful that the natural elements would obey him, and that his failure to command the tides only made him look foolish. It is quite possible that the legend is simply pro-Canute propaganda.
Dal mitico sito:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_the_Great
Salem aleikum,
Elia
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Ti ringrazio ma è proprio da lì che ho appreso quello che ho scritto, però non chiarifica qual'è la versione più attendibile anche se da come è esposta sembrerebbe esserlo la prima... però il dubbio resta