[Ansteorra] Rant (folklore and wive's tales: fact or fallacy)

[Marc Carlson]

>From: "Michael Gunter" <countgunthar at hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] folklore and wive's tales: fact or fallacy
>>Please pardon the intrusion, but I received an email today that my gut
>>tells me is full of misconceptions and inaccuracies.
>Yes...yes it is.

This is based on material that was originally sent out (by a SCAdian in 
fact) as a practical joke years ago.  It wasn't really funny then, and to my 
mind it gets less so every time it shows up.  There are websites set up to 
debunk these lies, and others set up just to spread them even further.

http://www.snopes2.com/language/phrases/1500.htm
http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa042202b.htm

Educating people about history is hard enough without actually having to 
combat intentional lies and misinformation presented as "fact".

The truth is our obigation to the dead.  Those who have gone before us, 
whose lives, cultures and histories we've co-opted for our entertainment 
deserve more than this.

Marc/Diarmaid