Jon Lord1d ago

#MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday

The Battle With The Pacific Continues

Or

King Cnut (Canute) Holds Back The Sea

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Show threadBluejay1d ago
@jonlord Fantastic photo and interesting alt text. Is there any connection between King Cnut and “Cuchulain’s Fight with the Sea,” as in the Yeats poem?
Show threadNB1d ago
A lot of different rulers and historical figures fought the sea! Cnut, Cú Chulainn, Caligula and Xerxes I are the ones that come to mind - I'm sure there are others too! Now, some of these may be legends and apocraphyl stories but it seems people really had it in for the sea back in the day 😂✨
Show threadBluejay
@NotAHopeInHades Huh, good to know! It would be interesting to look up those stories and compare.
Apr 8 at 12:21pmWeb
Show threadNB1d ago
Some of it has definitely got to be people spreading rumours for them to seem stupid. 😂✨ But then again, people do dumb things to this day!
Show threadJon Lord23h ago

@NotAHopeInHades @bluejay

Yup, very true.

Some dumber than others

Show threadNB22h ago
Yes and the common denominator is that they are usually in positions of power. 🫠