"I order that the waves shall not wet my feet..."

Sylvestius

... and wet feet duly emerged; whether he really said that is here nor there, but one fact for sure is that the legendary King Cnut (Canute) of Denmark did indeed exist, Magnus of Norway and Æthelred II of England were all too aware of the fact.

A king whom could wield power in three countries [Denmark, England and Norway] (with mixed results), although Norway was keen to remain independent. England was just as keen but England being England and Æthelred being Æthelred things were never going to go smooth. The initial Danish Conquest, under Cnut's father Sweyn Forkbeard of 1013-4 saw the Unready in exile in Normandy.

Sweyn went to great lengths to conquer England only to snuff it as soon as he actually attempted the feat, he probably figured that he'd never be able to outdo this achievement and thus best to go out on a high point in one's career.

Æthelred was grudgingly invited back by his nobility... by 1016 he was just as unpopular in some quarters as he ever had been and Sweyn's son Cnut decided to invade instead, and he succeeded.

Æthelred proving once again that he never did anything quite to plan and proving his impeccable bad timing died at a low point.

Edmund Ironside his son attempted to hold onto his inheritance, he had some success but before the year was out he had been murdered whilst paying a trip to the latrines.*

*Always check your toilet to ensure people are not hiding in there with big sharp swords... Sword Man - 1, Edmund IronINside 0.


But anyway here's a coin i just bought of Cnut for my monarch collection. Struck about 1030 at Thetford (in England) by a guy called Brunstan.

1jester

Nice coin, Syl!

MSD61

Very nice!

AuldFartte

That's a cool coin, Syl ... and the history, too

Aethelred

The story of Cnut and the waves is one of my favorites from that period!

MadMarty

I'm sorry, looks like a guy cooking a hotdog on a stick.

WhiteLighnin

<< <i>I'm sorry, looks like a guy cooking a hotdog on a stick. >>

MadMarty

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<< <i>I'm sorry, looks like a guy cooking a hotdog on a stick. >>

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Maybe a Brat.

WhiteLighnin

MadMarty

Maybe it's Ms Bobbits Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandmother and that isn't a hotdog!

goldrush00013

You seem to have a weenie fetish Marty!

Sylvestius

It certainly looks like a hotdog on a stick. Cnut also had a really, really big chin! "Chin, chinemy, chin chinemy, chin, chin, charoo... i've got a chin and it's bigger than you."


You should see that prince Eustace coin where he's holding the sword, the grin on thast guy's face converys the message... "haha, look at my weapon... it's bigger than your's!"

JZrarities

Sometimes you guys just Crack me Up.

coinkat

...or spill my drink. BTW, nice coin

Udo

Very nice

Aethelred

Madmarty ain't right in the head!

ajaan

<< <i>You seem to have a weenie fetish Marty! >>




<< <i>Madmarty ain't right in the head! >>


Oh I could make a remark, but it would be too easy. . .

Aethelred

Back off Mushroom!

Aethelred

Justhavingfun

Hello, Sylvestius: I think it's pretty well established that King Canute did say that. Heck, it's even in the very reliable "Book of Knowledge" 20 volumes that I got for my kids. But the context is different. There they say Canute was surrounded by a bunch of toadies for advisors who kept on telling him that he was divine. So he had them carry his throne to the sea side and did order the waves not to wet his feet. But the point was to prove to the syncophants that he was not divine; rather than that he believed he was.

On your other thread, which I noticed but failed to respond because I was first ill and then traveling, I think the reality is that most spouses and special others of coin collectors don't share the passion. I knew mine didn't.

So when I resumed coin collecting, one of my objects was to avoid friction in an otherwise wonderful marriage.

The way I saw it, the money was the issue. "You mean you spent $5,000 of OUR MONEY on that nickel?" Where the subcontext of that was "You mean you spent $2,500 of MY MONEY on that nickel?"

Of course, I knew she'd be justified in being miffed (to put it mildly). What right did I have to spend so much of what was rightfully her money, on my hobby? None.

So, what I did was simply divide all our money into two equal bundles. I sold one of my businesses and gave her all the money. She bought our house with it in HER name. The other business became mine. We paid (and pay) all the family bills -- mostly stuff for our kids -- out of my paycheck. Whatever is left over, we split 50-50.

So now, when I buy cions, I buy it only with my money, after the 50-50 split. She still thinks I'm crazy to do it, but that's not the point. The point is that the money is no longer the issue.

It's no longer "You mean you spent $5,000 of OUR MONEY on that nickel?" It's: "Oh, you spent $5,000 of YOUR money on that nickel. Well, it's your money, so you can do whatever you want with it." And life goes on.

Best wishes,



Just Having Fun

Sylvestius

<< <i>So now, when I buy cions, I buy it only with my money, after the 50-50 split. She still thinks I'm crazy to do it, but that's not the point. The point is that the money is no longer the issue.

It's no longer "You mean you spent $5,000 of OUR MONEY on that nickel?" It's: "Oh, you spent $5,000 of YOUR money on that nickel. Well, it's your money, so you can do whatever you want with it." And life goes on.

Best wishes,



Just Having Fun >>




Hey that's a good system, i shall have to remember that one!