Re: True history and myths told by naysayers


"IEJ" <Iejohansson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "t(nospam)kavanagh" <"tkavanag"@(nospam)indiana.edu> skrev i meddelandet
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>> IEJ wrote:
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>> <snip editorial>
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>> So, are you going to back any of that up with documented facts?
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> YES. In due time.
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>> tk
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>> ps. Anthropologically, there is nothing that says that a "myth" is not
>> also an historically valid representation of the facts.
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> Agreed, but you can't lean to a 'myth'. The nature of myth is that it's
> mixed with at best historically valid representation of some fact but with
> added information that doesn't have anything to do with real history, at
> worst the myth is an unhistorical tale told.
> One example. Many scholars here in Europe has heard of Ragnar Lodbrok.
> They
> haven't all made up their mind when he lived and died, but that's not the
> point. He and his life became a story told with mythical facts added.
[...]
We could meander through the often historically contradictory myths of
Ragnar, but how about we focus on the historical accuracy of Egil
Skalagrimmson's saga. There is about as much proof for the existence of one
as there is the other. However I find Egil's saga rather pertinent,
particulary the bullock lifting. It has a metaphorical relationship to
much written in this forum on matters European.

Dave


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