tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post5919548424464286424..comments2024-03-18T17:06:32.290+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Kinds Of TimeKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-45338112968608809972017-06-02T08:57:52.148+01:002017-06-02T08:57:52.148+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Yes, myths, legends, oral traditions ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Yes, myths, legends, oral traditions all played roles in human history. But I would argue that once literacy was invented true history, narratives attempting to record events accurately, would be invented. The historical books of the OT comes to mind, and the somewhat later Herodotus, for the Greeks. And the Egyptians, Assyrians, and Babylonians also left annals, official inscriptions, king lists, etc.<br /><br />Somewhat more "recently," a good example of honest writing of history is St. Gregory of Tours HISTORY OF THE FRANKS. Another being St. Bede the Venerable HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH AND PEOPLE.<br /><br />And of course the 19th century saw the rise of scientific history writing, as exemplified in J.B. Bury's Greek and Roman histories.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com