truth

While defining for myself what fiction and untrue stories are, I was reminded of Beowulf and oral tradition. Or rather, the way that men used (and still do) to tell each other stories of their bravery and strength that could never really have happened. It is a huge part of culture to tell each other stories, from fairy tales to ghost stories. Today we have the National Enquirer and tabloids to tell us about cheese sandwiches that have the Virgin Mary on them and the screwed up love lives of the rich an famous.
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