Re: Megalithic masons
Posted: 1:25 pm
We have had cause to discuss in this forum the role of tradition and folk memory as adjuncts to the historical record. A recent example has come to my attention
A studies chemistry with B. Thirties years later A tells C that B is ‘invincibly narrow-minded”. This is of course only A's opinion of B but fortunately there is a historical record confirming that others thought so too. B was an unsuccessful candidate for a job interview in which the interviewers reported that B is "headstrong, obstinate and dangerously self-opinionated". A has had sight of this report, has memorised the words and passed them on to C. C in turn memorised the words for thirty years and entered them into the written record complete with provenance, authority and circumstantial evidence.