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There is a legend about a Viking leader and 11th century King of England who thought he was so invincible that he could even control the sea. The deluded King Canute had his throne taken to a beach and as he sat down he commanded the tide to turn back in order to stop the waves crashing onto his land. He got his feet wet. The first written account of this episode was provided by chronicler Henry of Huntingdon, who lived within 60 years of Canutes death (1035 AD). I was reminded of it today while watching Arab TV as waves and waves of Muslim Brotherhood members and their supporters, as well as ordinary patriotic Egyptians, took to the streets to reclaim their revolution. Meraj
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:07:07 +0000

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