Danish-English translations for knud

CanuteI commend King Canute to the House and hope that his report is accepted. Jeg beder Parlamentet om at støtte kong Knud og håber, hans betænkning bliver vedtaget. He is a little like King Canute, who wanted to stop the tide coming in but was unsuccessful. Han er som en lille kong Knud, der forgæves prøver at holde tidevandet tilbage. It strikes me that Canute had more sense than Europe's rulers have today. Det slår mig, at Knud den Store var mere fornuftig, end Europas herskere er i dag.

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