Legends: Sometimes less is more

Though I'm impressed with what science and technology has accomplished, I'm also thankful for what they've NOT discovered. Case in point: The Arthur Legend - A recent slab of stone discovered near the old Tintagel castle in England contained the word "Artur" (or something like it) and so rekindled interest in this dusty old story. I hope that's all they find on this subject. Uncovering only tiny bits of evidence allows our imaginations to take over, and I think we need this from time to time. The Arthur legend may be nothing more than a silly bedtime story, but I would be sad to find out exactly what (if anything) really happened all those centuries ago, especially if there were a logical explanation for everything in the story.

Sometimes less is more. 🙂

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ancient-inscriptions-tintagel-evidence-king-arthur-0010237

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/14/ancient-doodle-discovered-windowsill-tintagel-castle-evidence/

@mchill said
Though I'm impressed with what science and technology has accomplished, I'm also thankful for what they've NOT discovered. Case in point: The Arthur Legend - A recent slab of stone discovered near the old Tintagel castle in England contained the word "Artur" (or something like it) and so rekindled interest in this dusty old story. I hope that's all they find on this subject. U ...[text shortened]... //www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/14/ancient-doodle-discovered-windowsill-tintagel-castle-evidence/

I was listening to a talk about this last night from GK Chesterton. I don’t recall the name, I want to say “Return of the future King”

“...when the legend becomes fact, print the legend...”
from “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence”

@hakima said
“...when the legend becomes fact, print the legend...”
from “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence”

I was just thinking the same thing!
That's some incredibly good karma there my dear.

I remember that I heard Michael Wood quote that in one of his earliest doc's. A classic!

YouTube - Quote is at 39:30