Sunday 15 May 2022

Historical Characters

These characters in Poul Anderson's "Star of the Sea" are historical:


The following historical figures are referred to:


Kwang Wu-Ti's dates don't quite seem to match.

I am not about to do this but "Star of the Sea" could become the launchpad for a research program in mythology, history and modern Amsterdam.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

I have wondered what might have happened if the Batavian Revolt had succeeded and an independent Gallic kingdom or empire had been set up. Something like that briefly occurred during the Anarchy of the Third Century, when a rival Emperor took control of Gaul, before Aurelian reunified the entire Empire.

Ad astra! Sean