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No Such Thing As A Fish

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Monks, Myth, and Money

This chapter explores how monks in the 12th century used myths and a wooden church to raise money after their abbey was burned down. It discusses the claim that King Arthur and Jesus had been there and how it helped the Glastonbury abbey become wealthy. The chapter also briefly mentions the dissolution of the monastery.

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