XEE4148538: Canute the Great, convinces his brokers that he does not have power to stem the tide - King Canut II The Great (Knud I the Great) (about 995-1035), King of England from 1016, of Denmark from 1018 and of Norway from 1030 - He shows to his courtiers that only God can command the marees - Engraving in “The History of England, since Les temps plus recules” by Francois Guizot, 1877, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images