Alhamdamar Mudafiq’s Reviews > Epic Continent: Adventures in the Great Stories of Europe > Status Update

‘read the epics … when Europeans were suffering conflict and persecution, they migrated—can we resent people from other continents when they choose to do the same?’

‘farmers, crofters and shepherds, … They’re all fighting against nature.’

Lejre!

‘it’s all about stories, …about who has the better storylines.’ — Albert Ostermaier

‘It’s about finding a performance with structure and a soul.’ — Benjamin Bagby

uh-oh! that’s architecture 👏🏼

In Jogja, we fell asleep on a bench, thought it was hidden enough from the main road, but—around midnight, a security guard woke me up. ‘shite! We’re caught,’ were me first thought. In the morning, we thanked him for letting us crash in his post so we could rest a bit before heading to Solo.

‘you never can roll back to “the way things were.” …in striking at the root of the chaos, the Burgundian elite unleashes a chain of events that leads to the greatest carnage in all of European epic.’

in the Song of Roland, the poet’s understanding of Islam may have been ropey—‘he turns monotheistic, iconoclastic Islam into an idol-worshipping polytheism.’

The Basque who defeated Roland; It was shameful for them to be defeated by the Basques—a small country without an army, so … ‘When they told the story, they needed a more powerful enemy. The Muslims gave them the honour in their defeat.’

Lol, you numpty! never been in the wild, have ya? stuff just vanishes out there—even if you swear there’s a clear spot right in front of you. Alright! anyway—I’ve learned that the hard way, many times! lollol idiot 🤣