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| '''Canute''' (anglicized form of ] ''Knútr'' meaning "knot", sometimes ''Cnut''; Danish ''Knud'', Norwegian ''Knut'') is the name of several kings of ] ], two of whom reigned also over ] during the first half of the ]. | |||
| *] (]/]-], ]) was king of ], ] and ], celebrated for "trying to hold back the tide," commanding the waves of the sea to assure his people that he was not a god. King Canute's people thought he was a god, so to prove them wrong he had his throne taken down to the ocean and told his people that "if I can hold back the tide, I must be a god"; however, the tide came in. His people agreed, then, that he was not a god. | |||
| *His son, ] (]/]-], ]), inherited the throne; | |||
| *Also refer to ], ], and ]. | |||
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| *] (] - ]) was a leading Norwegian author. | |||
| *] (] - ]) was a ]ic ] explorer and ]. | |||
| *] (] - ]) was an ] player and coach. | |||
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