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> A UK source is preferred (due to national pride?) (As a Brit and pre-Norman history enthusiast) I find this really pathetic, if it really is the reason. Why
by bjackman 2y ago
> A UK source is preferred (due to national pride?)
(As a Brit and pre-Norman history enthusiast) I find this really pathetic, if it really is the reason.
Why the hell should we prefer a British source of wood? The Anglo Saxons wouldn't have given a shit about this. They weren't British, we aren't Anglo Saxon.
Trying to tie premodern history to modern national identity is the kinda childish shit that I normally associate with tourism boards and strongman dictators. Why do people want to "own" history like that?
(Well, I know why. But I think it's dumb).
- Veen 2y agoBeyond the probably limited archeological insights to be drawn from rebuilding the ship, the symbolic, "nationalist" motivations are the reason the rebuild is happening at all. It's essentially a bunch of enthusiasts who want to build a ship from the same materials sourced from the same place as the original. > Trying to tie premodern history to modern national identity is the kinda childish shit that I normally associate with tourism boards and strongman dictators And the millions upon millions of ordinary English people who consider their nation's history and identity important to their personal identity. For them, the ship is interesting because it's part of England's early history. You may think they're dumb and childish, but it would be unwise of the project to say that if they want anyone to donate.
- MrSkelter 2y agoEven free wood if this spec will cost an enormous sum to deliver from overseas.