Liljencrantz, Ottilie A: The Ward of King Canute. V1. 7 Jan 2010
 

Liljencrantz, Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina), 1876-1910

Excerpt
There is an old myth of a hero who renewed his strength each time he touched the earth, and finally was overcome by being raised in the air and crushed. Whether or not the Angles risked a like fate as they raised themselves away from the primitive virtues that had been their life and strength, no one can tell; but it has been well said that when Northern blood mingled with English blood at the time of the Danish Conquest, the Anglo-Saxon race touched the earth again.