Perhaps the only time in history when the king humbled themselves deliberately

King mudrets



Name Knud today is known primarily because of this story. He was so proud, he believed that his commandment is able to stem the tide. The king ruled for 20 years, and he had a lot of work because he ran Denmark, England, Norway and Scotland.

Once he ordered to set his throne on the beach at high tide. And then he spoke to the sea:

«You - part of my possessions, as well as the land on which I now sit, and no creature can not disobey my orders. Therefore I command you not to surge to my land and not to wet clothes or the body of his master ».

blockquote> But the tide continued to rise, without any deference to the royal person, and the sea floor to soak his clothes and feet. Then the king departed away from the sea and said:

«All who live in this world should know that the power of the king - the ordinary and not absolute, and no one is not really worthy to be called the King; and the sky, the sea and the land does not obey his commands, but the eternal laws ».

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