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drak0bsidian t1_iy7ndxb wrote
>But much like the English tale of Gog and Magog, it's entertaining.
What's the English tale? Gog and Magog are from the Torah and other biblical texts.
J-in-the-UK t1_iy7yl73 wrote
That is the origin of the names yeah. The tale was they were giants who settled here. It was the foundation dating of the Royal line I think was the claim if I remember correctly
BrokenEye3 t1_iy7rl2v wrote
Different Gog and Magog, though that is the source of the names. Sometimes called Gogmagog and Corineus instead.
drak0bsidian t1_iy7s9jm wrote
TIL about all this. Thanks.
bigbangbilly t1_iy87zht wrote
That explains Richard Ramirez in the Highlander
AngelofLotuses t1_iy96mxa wrote
Scota served as a culture hero for the early Irish, back when they were still called Scots.
The_Only_AL t1_iyat71s wrote
What language is it written in?
BrokenEye3 t1_iy7r9vc wrote
A fictional Egyptian pharaoh with a very Scottish and not at all Egyptian sounding name, but still.
J-in-the-UK t1_iy7l2km wrote
Yeah, from what I remember the story had borrowed/stolen and altered parts from other histories and tales. The main original source being 9th century and essentially fanciful mythology linking England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to most significant ancient civilisations.
As if the claims themselves werent fanciful enough to be written off as nonsense; the texts were written many centuries after they supposedly happened.
Historically, probably complete nonsense, unlikely to be even a shred of truth; particularly as with modern science revealing genetic markers, this story doesn't pan out with scrutiny even beyond the doubts of the texts thenselves. But much like the English tale of Gog and Magog, it's entertaining.