07-31-2012, 02:31 PM
Very thought-provoking! Perhaps it might be because 'modern' fictions (post medieval) are generally about the individual, whereas 'myths' are about the collective - all those lists of people, ships, towns and places as a desire for inclusivity?
"...Irish epic, Táin Bó Cúailnge... recent archaeological evidence suggests that it could be based in part on a real conflict in Ireland 3200 years ago"
This would be the 'Cattle Raid of Cooley' I suppose - I wonder what the 'recent evidence' is?
"...Irish epic, Táin Bó Cúailnge... recent archaeological evidence suggests that it could be based in part on a real conflict in Ireland 3200 years ago"
This would be the 'Cattle Raid of Cooley' I suppose - I wonder what the 'recent evidence' is?
Nathan Ross
