21st May 2012, 01:36 PM
Myths and Legends are indeed inaccurate and usually written down long after the supposed event. However they do tell you a bit about the world view of those who first constructed them and those who later wrote them down. It has long been aknowledged that each generation reinvents Arthur and the whole Camelot cycle to reflect their own concerns . So though a 20th century Arthurian film might not tell you much about post Roman Britain it will tell you a lot about the era that it was produced in.
At the core of most myths are some universal themes perhaps more appropriate to the study of the mind than archaeology. Though we dont know how people thought in the past there are some constants. They loved they hated and some got rich at the expense of others.
At the core of most myths are some universal themes perhaps more appropriate to the study of the mind than archaeology. Though we dont know how people thought in the past there are some constants. They loved they hated and some got rich at the expense of others.