@Archatgs @caitlinrgreen to this I reply read Worlds of Arthur brilliant and definitive
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@morangles @Archatgs It's a worthwhile read, but has some issues & is irritating in failure to credit previous research fully, IMO anyway! >3 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@caitlinrgreen @Archatgs could you gve us what irritated you as nice to have the full 360* picture1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@morangles @Archatgs In general, is a thought-provoking 'outsider' view of period & v useful for that--lots of new ideas to think and chew >1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
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@morangles @Archatgs > over. Lack of proper scholarly apparatus & hand-waving generalisations w/out proper ref to other views/backing up/ >1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
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@morangles @Archatgs > refs is my main issue, however--further, in general is v idiosyncratic+one-sided, not fully au fait in places w/ AS >1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
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@morangles @Archatgs > & Celticist research, plus odd interpretations of Gildas's superbus tyrannus and some aspects of AngSax arch etc >1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
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@morangles @Archatgs > (eg IIRC he puts a major early AS centre where hardly any pre-Viking 'Germanic' material etc). I guess what am >1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@morangles @Archatgs > saying is=fascinating read w/ ideas, but be cautious! :)2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen @Archatgs - Tyrannus just means king Tyran of Syracuse was king of Syracuse not a demented tyrant a la Hitler1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@morangles @Archatgs agreed :) Though see also Chris Snyder's fascinating Age of Tyrants book on term :)
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