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Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition |
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| Eric Wargo Replies: 2767 Views: 2472097 |
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| Have you come across Francisco Junius (mid seventeenth century antiquarian) in connection with Beowulf?
Not until this site and this thread ... Oh well, it seems I have to kiss goodbye to authors ... |
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| Eric Wargo Replies: 2767 Views: 2472097 |
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| ... the whole Arthurian industry is clearly part of the Cistercian/ Templar/ Gothic/ Green Man/ Troubadour/ Cathar/ Mary Magdalen axis.
I'd love to believe you -- Holy Blood, Holy Grail is what got m ... |
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| Eric Wargo Replies: 2767 Views: 2472097 |
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| They are quite clearly a gathering together of paganism, christianity and plain fiction.
I don't disagree about the plain fiction part, although isn't the paganism stuff a product of modern rereading ... |
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Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition |
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| Eric Wargo Replies: 2767 Views: 2472097 |
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| In what way do you see Arthurian romances as 'Catholic'?
The Grail (whether it is described as a stone or a cup or a plate) is always a relic associated with Christ's saving blood. The stories can be ... |
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Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition |
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| Eric Wargo Replies: 2767 Views: 2472097 |
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| Henry Sweet, a philologist and early linguist specializing in Germanic languages, proposed that the name Beowulf literally means in Old English "bee-wolf" and that it is a kenning for " ... | |
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition |
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| Eric Wargo Replies: 2767 Views: 2472097 |
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| In view of our chat here since, have you changed your mind and believe now that Juniper actually refers to the berry rather than a woman since we have established that juniper is a memory aid?
Not e ... |
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