Monday, 15 December 2008

Legends vs "Legends"


King Arthur

A British leader who fought against the Anglo-Saxons in the 6th century. Or did he? His existence is contested by historians, and it is this which makes him a legend.


John Smeaton

An idiot, who really does exist.

2 comments:

andrew said...

I was just thinking yesterday about Epics vs. epic!!! "The Iliad" is an Epic poem. Posting "First!1!!" when you are, in fact, not the first, is neither a serious nor a heroic failure, nor is it lengthy or a narrative. The poetry aspect is debatable.

Natasha said...

Yes! That's another one. I'm sure there are plenty of people who have, worse still, described someone as an "epic legend".