tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post634925082667924687..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: The Song of Dermot and the EarlDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-44794457348396866292013-04-09T04:46:53.312-07:002013-04-09T04:46:53.312-07:00Thank you for your positive words hajjandumrahThank you for your positive words hajjandumrahArthur Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089353929946037656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-12333086360301226802013-04-08T10:05:51.116-07:002013-04-08T10:05:51.116-07:00:-) I'm reasonably familiar with Gerald so it ...:-) I'm reasonably familiar with Gerald so it did slightly take me aback, but then you never know with him! Enjoyed the post thanks!Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-88398223113352864332013-04-08T06:16:14.725-07:002013-04-08T06:16:14.725-07:00I have made some adjustments to the post which I t...I have made some adjustments to the post which I trust puts the record straight.<br />Thanks again<br />Arthur Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089353929946037656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-77097221127398274212013-04-08T05:52:44.887-07:002013-04-08T05:52:44.887-07:00I stand totally corrected. The Author of the Song ...I stand totally corrected. The Author of the Song of Dermot and the Earl is unknown. It along with the writings of Giraldus Cambrensis, written from the invaders' perspective; give broadly complementary accounts of the progress and conduct of the invasion.<br />I will endeavor to correct any misapprehensions created in a future post.<br />Thanks for your comment.Arthur Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089353929946037656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-48186097666903394022013-04-08T04:49:57.284-07:002013-04-08T04:49:57.284-07:00I tried not to perpetuate "tut, tut", ex...I tried not to perpetuate "tut, tut", except insofar as the narrative portrays Gaelic opposition to the invasion as somehow traitorous. Could anything else but opposition have been expected? (Despite the fact that the invasion claimed to have Church and Papal sanction in the form of Bull 'Laudabiliter'; the authenticity of which is now disputed by some).<br />The point at the end of the post was to suggest that if the invasion had either completely failed and been repulsed; or had been completely successful; subsequent political development in Ireland might have been a little more "ordered" and a lot less traumatic - with beneficial results for both islands. Just another unanswerable "What If". Arthur Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089353929946037656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-80249696531804940672013-04-08T03:26:28.655-07:002013-04-08T03:26:28.655-07:00I didn't know Gerald of Wales was the author o...I didn't know Gerald of Wales was the author of the song of Dermot and The Earl? Do you have the provenance handy please - that's very intereting. Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-81892191005973317962013-04-08T02:29:28.843-07:002013-04-08T02:29:28.843-07:00Interesting to consider the effects of events on s...Interesting to consider the effects of events on subsequent history. And perhaps the way current perceptions (eg nationalism) are endlessly fed by interpretation. Despite cautionary note here the writer perpetuates the 'tut tut' view of the invasion...<br />Same happens in Wales - 'the terrible English....'Anne Warehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102518926229038553noreply@blogger.com