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Re: The Chant on the Dog's Grave

From:Jeff Jones <jeffsjones@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 4:51
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 22:05:18 +0000, kam@CARROT.CLARA.NET wrote:

>Corrections to my previous post in this thread : > >For "Slaves" read "Slavs" no insult intended, genuine typo -- sorry! >(sounds like 1066 And All That, 'for sausages read hostages ...')
My favorite standard history reference. [snip]
>So could the Dog's Grave have begun as a spoof on the sort of poems >composed in praise of fallen heros? Someone perhaps who died raiding >cattle (meat) from the neighbouring clann? > >Partly tongue-ino-cheek, but many a true word is spoken in jest. > >Keith
You mean a "1066" style version of "Tain Bo' Cuailge" (or however it's spelled!) Jeff

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