Well the @TheTLS article does include coherent and believable translations as well as an explanation of why it is the way it is.
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Replying to @KarlSteel @meganlcook and
And a historian. But not a medievalist or a graphologist. So I have no idea. But more than eye-rolling is required, no?
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Replying to @matthewcobb @KarlSteel and
Having worked on early Welsh sources in the past, suspect for specialists it's a bit like when a new "historical Arthur" theory comes out? >
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @matthewcobb and
> A deep sigh & awareness that it will inevitably be nonsense & fatally flawed—could waste life debunking such stuff, just not worth it? :)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @matthewcobb and
we wouldn't expect zoologists to debunk every mermaid story either, however coherent they might seem to nonspecialists.
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Replying to @KarlSteel @caitlinrgreen and
That's a very good analogy. The coherent ones are the ones you need to debunk. And yes, I do that on here. But I have no dog in this fight.
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Replying to @matthewcobb @KarlSteel and
Problem is, with Arthur at least, that around 80%+ *seem* coherent to causal glance :-/ There's often fundamental methodological issues >
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @matthewcobb and
> that just aren't visible as authors themselves aren't aware of them; likewise, number who mangle linguistic elements without realising…!
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @KarlSteel and
I cannot judge Gibbs' claims, but their very mundanity (his solution is underwhelming) is a plus. No Mayans or aliens.
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No aliens is always a plus ;)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @matthewcobb and
So the aliens are still in with a shot? (Maybe sensible ones who like baths if they feel a bit poorly?)
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Replying to @defnotscifi @caitlinrgreen and
Not according to Gibbs. It's all very boring.
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