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These early works themselves are the result of a continual traditional growth, and
to ascertain the dates of their final versions helps in no way to estimate the actual
age or reliability of much of the material they contain. All that can be said is that ...
These early works themselves are the result of a continual traditional growth, and
to ascertain the dates of their final versions helps in no way to estimate the actual
age or reliability of much of the material they contain. All that can be said is that ...
Page 594
The article is divided into the following sections: Irish Gaelic 594 Early period
Middle period Late period The Gaelic revival Scottish Gaelic 596 Writings of the
medieval period Continuation of the oral tradition The 17th century
Developments of ...
The article is divided into the following sections: Irish Gaelic 594 Early period
Middle period Late period The Gaelic revival Scottish Gaelic 596 Writings of the
medieval period Continuation of the oral tradition The 17th century
Developments of ...
Page 595
The resemblance between this and the type of epic found in early Sanskrit
suggests that the tradition went back to Indo-European times. The oldest sagas
probably were first written down in the 7th and 8th centuries, from an oral tradition
.
The resemblance between this and the type of epic found in early Sanskrit
suggests that the tradition went back to Indo-European times. The oldest sagas
probably were first written down in the 7th and 8th centuries, from an oral tradition
.
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