09-13-2008, 11:06 AM
Very interesting.
And we've circled back to Germanic names, too. The confusion--and fascination--attached to the search for a historic Arthur through the morphing of names highlights both the potential and the peril of doing history at fifteen centuries remove.
Anytime, of course, one person's name relates (even if incorrectly) to multiple gods or antecedents, the possibility increases for his association with the history of each.
And we've circled back to Germanic names, too. The confusion--and fascination--attached to the search for a historic Arthur through the morphing of names highlights both the potential and the peril of doing history at fifteen centuries remove.
Anytime, of course, one person's name relates (even if incorrectly) to multiple gods or antecedents, the possibility increases for his association with the history of each.
"Fugit irreparabile tempus" (Irrecoverable time glides away) Virgil
Ron Andrea
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