Sigehelm, the ambassador reputedly sent by Alfred to Kerala, is presumably the 1st person from Britain known to have travelled to India?
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@holland_tom If he did...! :)https://tenthmedieval.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/misuse-of-medieval-evidence/ …3 replies 2 retweets 1 like -
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@caitlinrgreen Note the strategic deployment of 'reputedly'! (Tho' Thomas' association was indeed with India, not Palestine, so who knows?)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@holland_tom oh, absolutely, just remembered reading that post when I saw your tweet, as it set adds to the scepticism! :)3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen Just as a matter of interest, is the Holy Land called 'Iudea' elsewhere in the ASC?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@holland_tom Yes, see the 1stC AD entries :)
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