Saturday, 31 July 2021

Scholars customarily overvalue the influence of historical truth as against historical myth

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Scholars customarily overvalue the influence of historical truth as against historical myth. Thomas Innes, by exact scholarship, revalued th...
Saturday, 10 July 2021

All the myths of England come not from the Anglo-Saxons but from the Celts

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For what people believe is true is a force, even if it is not true. Myth may be a driving force: such as the myth of inevitability, encounte...
Monday, 17 May 2021

He frightens the sun and eventually will catch her

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There are two wolves, and the one who is chasing her [the sun] is called Skoll. He frightens her and eventually will catch her. The other is...
Thursday, 13 May 2021

Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor

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One girl told him bluntly: “My mother says that violence never settles anything.” “So?” Mr. Dubois looked at her bleakly. “I’m sure the city...
Wednesday, 12 May 2021

'I’d trust them.’ And I knew that was the highest compliment Russell could give

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Maybe it’s my old-fashioned fondness for an increasingly archaic notion of duty and commitment that make it so important to me. Perhaps I’ve...
Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Jack Russell's passion for painting was actually considered the least strange thing about him by his teammates

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His [Jack Russell's] passion for painting was actually considered the least strange thing about him by his teammates, who witnessed his...
Monday, 10 May 2021

In Tufnell’s case, it was a perfect opportunity to indulge in his favourite hobby, sleeping

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In our nook in the pub, Tufnell is finding it hard to recall the West Indies tour, probably because he wasn’t picked in the first three Test...