FYI: Medieval monks were dumb.

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• Tehhund@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I assume this was a grift — they “found” some bodies and declared them Arthur and Guinevere, and suddenly the site became a pilgrimage destination and lots of money started flowing in from the pilgrims.

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  • beebarfbadger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Says right there: they dug to find them. Actually finding them might have better chances elsewhere, on account of the bodies being elsewhere, but the light was better here and they didn’t have to walk that far.

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  • niktemadur@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In that case, the headline could read instead as:

    Monks are sly
    The faithful are suckers

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  • CitizenKong@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Bingo. There is no real historical proof that Arthur existed (that I know of), all historical mentions of him are likely themselves taken from already poetic sources.

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• ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In a thousand years (if we last that long) they’ll have similar signs in Jerusalem and Rome.

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• sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t get it.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Arthur probably didn’t exist. Guinevere certainly didn’t. Even if they did, there’s no reason to assume any particular location would be the location of their tombs.

    Plus, according to the legend, Arthur’s supposed to be alive and in the mystical island of Avalon, waiting until he is needed to return and become king again. These guys needed to look up their Geoffrey of Monmouth.

    Basically, it would be like digging to find the tomb of Uncle Sam and his wife.

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    • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There is no Easter Bunny. There is no Tooth Fairy. There is no Once and Future King of England!

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    • Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Basically, it would be like digging to find the tomb of Uncle Sam and his wife.

      I just had the most amazing idea for a post-apocalyptic roleplay campaign.

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    • pimento64@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Arthur is alive and hanging out just north of Ardougne

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    • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Or they had tombs made for them and they remained empty because Arthur is alive on the mystical island of Avalon

      Yaknow, pharaoh pyramid rules - they built those suckers when the dude was still alive. But one dude just didn’t have to use his “pyramid” cause he floating on an island.

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    • batmaniam@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No joke: Uncle Sam was a real guy and Ive been to his grave. I forget if his wife was there (or if he had one).

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• acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They made great brews though.

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