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The vikings are my favourite example for these kinds of interjections. We think we know a lot about the vikings, there is so much literature on Norse mythology,
by moksly 7y ago
The vikings are my favourite example for these kinds of interjections. We think we know a lot about the vikings, there is so much literature on Norse mythology, there is even a very nice Gabriel book turned TV show on Amazon prime.
Yet our only written sources on the subject were written by Christian monks.
You brought up Julius Ceacar as an example in another post, and he’s actually another great point. Because we don’t actually know that much about him, or his life. Most people think he was the first emperor of Rome, but that was actually Augustus.
- vondur 7y agoWe do know a great deal about Julius Caesar. He wrote books on what he was doing, and we have letters written about him from his contemporaries.
- foldr 7y ago> Most people think he was the first emperor of Rome, but that was actually Augustus. I'm talking about what historians collectively know, not what the average person on the street happens to remember. We clearly do know a huge amount about Caesar and the course of his life. The Wikipedia article, for example, is full of information about Caesar that is known beyond any reasonable doubt.