Comments on: Arthur’s “Round Table” hall may have been found in England http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-270574 Pete Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:12:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-270574 Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of silly persons! Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of silly persons!

]]> By: Donovan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269925 Donovan Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:14:20 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269925 The Aurthurian legend was well established by the 14th century. No doubt Edward was thinking about that when he had this hall built. The Aurthurian legend was well established by the 14th century. No doubt Edward was thinking about that when he had this hall built.

]]> By: BS http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269539 BS Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:11:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269539 On second thought lets not go there, it is a silly place. On second thought lets not go there, it is a silly place.

]]> By: James Hill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269185 James Hill Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:57:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269185 I think Gates is well beyond thinking he needs the grail to be all-powerful. Jobs on the other hand... I think Gates is well beyond thinking he needs the grail to be all-powerful.

Jobs on the other hand…

]]> By: SN http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269107 SN Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:27:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269107 <em>"I wonder what would happen if they found the grail?"</em> Some right-wing Christian nutjob from Florida would buy it and build a themepark around it. Holy-Grail-Land! Three years later the owner will be arrested for not paying his taxes. The grail will be sold off an an auction held by the IRS. Bill Gates will buy it and use its powers to kill off the Open Source movement and Apple. But by then the desktop computer revolution will be over anyway, so no one will care. “I wonder what would happen if they found the grail?”

Some right-wing Christian nutjob from Florida would buy it and build a themepark around it. Holy-Grail-Land! Three years later the owner will be arrested for not paying his taxes. The grail will be sold off an an auction held by the IRS. Bill Gates will buy it and use its powers to kill off the Open Source movement and Apple. But by then the desktop computer revolution will be over anyway, so no one will care.

]]> By: James Hill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269104 James Hill Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:25:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269104 Holy Grail is burried under the White House. Don't you keep up on your conspiracy theories? Holy Grail is burried under the White House. Don’t you keep up on your conspiracy theories?

]]> By: Simon Zerafa http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269087 Simon Zerafa Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:58:49 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269087 Hi, If Arthur (and Merlin) existed at all they would have been alive in the 500's CE. There is widespread evidence of a climate shift lasting around 10 years starting in around 535/536 CE in Northern Europe which ties in with some of the Arthurian legends. There are various stories that Arthur was killed in around 537 CE. Kind Regards Hi,

If Arthur (and Merlin) existed at all they would have been alive in the 500′s CE.

There is widespread evidence of a climate shift lasting around 10 years starting in around 535/536 CE in Northern Europe which ties in with some of the Arthurian legends.

There are various stories that Arthur was killed in around 537 CE.

Kind Regards

]]> By: Gig http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269073 Gig Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:44:29 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269073 Well, we now know that Merlin was an Ascended Ancient. Well, we now know that Merlin was an Ascended Ancient.

]]> By: OhForTheLoveOf http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269063 OhForTheLoveOf Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:41:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269063 #2 I don't know if it is important to prove there was an Arthur or not... But to many people it is compelling, and that is, I think, enough to justify the effort. But moreso, I think there is great value to be gained from gathering as much real information as possible and getting as close to the truth as possible AND documenting how we get to the truth, if only so many examples are set that show critical thinking and the payoff of such. How else to we evolve toward a better state of being that doesn't steep itself in mythology, like religions to, and actively try to block social and scientific progress? #2

I don’t know if it is important to prove there was an Arthur or not… But to many people it is compelling, and that is, I think, enough to justify the effort.

But moreso, I think there is great value to be gained from gathering as much real information as possible and getting as close to the truth as possible AND documenting how we get to the truth, if only so many examples are set that show critical thinking and the payoff of such.

How else to we evolve toward a better state of being that doesn’t steep itself in mythology, like religions to, and actively try to block social and scientific progress?

]]> By: Smartalix http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269041 Smartalix Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:22:13 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269041 Run away!! Run away!!

]]> By: jason http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269036 jason Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:11:56 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269036 Just down the lane and to the left - remains of an ancient shrubbery... and a mysterious inscription.... NI! Just down the lane and to the left – remains of an ancient shrubbery… and a mysterious inscription….

NI!

]]> By: Joao http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-269028 Joao Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:57:20 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-269028 If Arthur really existed in the past how would that be different of the legend? I mean, so many years removed is it really important to prove the existence of the person itself, or the legend is just enough to transmit the values. It seems to me that History is important in the way that we can draw lessons from it. And it's important that happenings remain more or less true to reality. But objective recollection of events is more or less difficult to do. So History is a ever changing, evolving interpretation of written down or orally transmitted histories, themselves an interpretation of reality. The importance of ever having existed a fellow named Arthur, that happened to be king and upheld values of justice and bravery and amassed a large number of knights to defend these principles, is of less importance relating to the importance of the symbolism of the legend. If Arthur really existed in the past how would that be different of the legend? I mean, so many years removed is it really important to prove the existence of the person itself, or the legend is just enough to transmit the values. It seems to me that History is important in the way that we can draw lessons from it. And it’s important that happenings remain more or less true to reality. But objective recollection of events is more or less difficult to do. So History is a ever changing, evolving interpretation of written down or orally transmitted histories, themselves an interpretation of reality.
The importance of ever having existed a fellow named Arthur, that happened to be king and upheld values of justice and bravery and amassed a large number of knights to defend these principles, is of less importance relating to the importance of the symbolism of the legend.

]]> By: Sagrilarus http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/28/arthurs-round-table-hall-may-have-been-found-in-england/comment-page-1/#comment-268993 Sagrilarus Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:22:49 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6810#comment-268993 I thought Arthur was supposed to have lived in the seventh or eighth century. I thought Arthur was supposed to have lived in the seventh or eighth century.

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