SC - Bruet of Sarcynesse

[david friedman]

In approximately 325 BC, Pytheas sailed from the Greek colony of Massalia
(Marseilles) to open trade with the Isles of Tin (Britain).  In the process
he circumnavigated Britain, explored islands in the North Sea possibly
reaching as far north as Norway, and visited northern Germany before
returning home.

Since there was a long and profitable trade with the Isles by the
Phoenicians and the Greeks, I would hazard a guess that the floor to ceiling
loom came with some traders attached.

Bear 


> This reminds me of another story.  In this one, a group of Greeks set out
> on a
> voyage.  They were lost in a storm (apparently a long storm since the time
> became
> unknown enough that they could not place themselves by stars when it
> ended).
> Anyway, the jist of the story was that they sailed around for awhile and
> finally
> ended up at the British Isles.  Lost and tired, they disembarked and made
> a new
> home.  The idea is that they eventually intermarried and lost their Greek
> identity.  The support for this?  The Greeks and Irish IMS were the only
> two
> cultures with a floor to ceiling loom (identical designs) at the time this
> theory
> was proposed.  In addition, carvings in Ireland closely resembled the
> depictions
> of the maze of the minotaur in Greek legend.  There were a few other
> things, but
> memory fails.  Anyway, no matter how improbable something seems, it may
> be....or
> it may be that the design was basic and two cultures came up with it at
> about the
> same way and time.  Great minds do sometimes think alike.
> 
> Brenna
> 
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