"The Trojan Kings of Britain: Myth or History?" Topic
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Tango01  | 11 Jan 2025 4:03 p.m. PST |
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The Trojan Kings of Britain: Myth or History? investigates the historicity of the legend of Brutus and how it can be associated with the emergence and spread of the La Tène culture. It also examines big issues such as the date of the Trojan War and identifies well over a dozen legendary figures from the legends surrounding that war with independently-attested historical figures from other records. Brutus himself is identified from ancient Roman records, as is his cousin Turnus, his son Locrinus, and his companion Corineus. Evidence for the Trojan migration to Britain is found in a variety of records dating to the Roman period, including evidence from two historians in the first century BCE. In fact, very clear written evidence for it is found from less than two centuries after it happened…"
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 John the OFM | 11 Jan 2025 6:15 p.m. PST |
If it's on the Internet, it has to be true. Right? |
| Tango01 | 12 Jan 2025 2:58 p.m. PST |
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 20thmaine | 13 Jan 2025 5:30 a.m. PST |
Troy has long been identified as having been sited on the Gog-Magog hills just outside Cambridge. |
| Tango01 | 13 Jan 2025 3:53 p.m. PST |
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| 20thmaine | 13 Jan 2025 5:41 p.m. PST |
No, it's true – it all fits with the myth and is backed up by solid evidence. Well, solid wishful thinking anyway… there is even a Wikipedia page about it. |
| John the OFM | 14 Jan 2025 12:35 p.m. PST |
Wikipedia page? Well, that settles it. |
| 42flanker | 15 Jan 2025 8:28 a.m. PST |
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