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As did the survivors of the Mongol destruction of Baghdad and the Viking destruction of Lindisfarne. History is written by those with the time and skill to wri
by afarrell 8y ago
As did the survivors of the Mongol destruction of Baghdad and the Viking destruction of Lindisfarne.
History is written by those with the time and skill to write things others will read, often moderately wealthy elites but thats less true now.
- azernik 8y agoMore concisely put: history is written by the historians.
- perl4ever 8y agoI think even that is misleading/questionable. History is written by the people who are literate and write stuff that is both appealing to reproduce and does get reproduced. Just because a historian writes something doesn't mean it doesn't get lost or ignored, at least for a while.