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266 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Anglo-Saxon Myths and the Origin of Fairies

The Symbolic World

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Was He Born on the Ark?

The Ankyl's Hex and Chronicle actually says he was born on the ark. And they do this because it allows them to connect their lineage. One of the earliest places that we see this being done in writing is in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. So basically Alfred sets himself up as a descendant. The kings of Wessex already knew that, and we'll talk later about how these two threads come together.

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