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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 ...

... 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 " ...

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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Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	Forum: British History Posted: 10:22 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	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 ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	Forum: British History Posted: 3:35 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	... 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 ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	Forum: British History Posted: 1:47 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	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 ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	Forum: British History Posted: 11:55 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	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 ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	Forum: British History Posted: 4:56 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	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
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	Forum: British History Posted: 4:34 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Eric Wargo Replies: 2755 Views: 1149536	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 ...