Fw: [tied] From Scythia to Camelot

From: Christopher Gwinn
Message: 4252
Date: 2000-10-12

 
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From: Christopher Gwinn
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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] From Scythia to Camelot

I am quite familiar with "From Scythia to Camelot" (I have actually got into a few heated debates with its co-author Linda Malcor on many occasions on the Arthurnet Mailing list).
Suffice to say, I find their conclusions to fall well short of the mark. They too often display a woefull lack of knowledge in the realm of Celtic linguistics and ancient Celtic history (despite the fact that Malcor studied under the Celticist Patrick K. Ford, who she now seems to disagree with on most points concerning the development of the arthurian legend), often overlooking or dismissing important Celtic evidence that might weaken their thesis. While I do not believe that Celtic literature evolved in a bubble, Malcor an Littleton go to the opposite extreme, accrediting the Alans and Sarmatians with having virtually overfaced any native legendry (there merely conced that Gwenhwyfar is Celtic out of the vast amounts of themes which they otherwise attribute to the Scythians).
 
-C. Gwinn