Of course, fun to note that camels *were* used in northern Roman Empire, tho evidence from Britain open to question…https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/619587716435574784 …
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Of course, fun to note that camels *were* used in northern Roman Empire, tho evidence from Britain open to question…https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/619587716435574784 …
Alternatively, they could have King Arthur riding a goat & fighting a giant cat… (Otranto mosaic, 1163-5, Italy): http://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Sicily%20&%20S%20Italy/Puglia/Otranto/Otranto.htm …pic.twitter.com/v08N9Nt4hE
Of course, Otranto Mosaic also seems to show the cat-monster killing Arthur, which might be an issue… Compare L12thC Romanz des Franceis:pic.twitter.com/DaWaYkW7N1
Maybe they should make him a 'Sarmatian mercenary' like in that 2004 masterpiece
Hmmm!! :-/ (Though the film and theory do offer a nice starting point for discussing the many 'historical Arthur' theories, methods etc!)
Indeed. It's a great opportunity to bring up these historical questions, debates, methods, the role of myth-making...
I remember seeing it in 2004 at the cinema right after doing my first early medieval paper and howling with laughter at the screen
Yes, I can imagine! Are you familiar with the underlying 'Sarmatian hypothesis'? I recall some very umm 'heated' debates on academic email >
> lists back in the day (late 90s/early 00s) with its authors, who would defend their work no matter what, all got most uncomfortable…!
Just bought some 'Король Артур' (King Arthur) cheese here in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Really?! How intriguing---thank you, had no idea!
Whoa! That's one aggressive-looking camel, Caitlin!
Dragon-camel
The people of camelford will have the right hump hes not riding a camel
No That is Lawrence. .. ;-0)
But then people would make a lame joke about camelot
And what a shit film it sounds like
Uninformed on that forthcoming movie; your best link to info about it?
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