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Celtic MSS. in relation to the Macpherson fraud / With a review of Professor Freeman's criticism of [P.B. Du Chaillu's] "The Viking Age," by the author of "Celticism a myth" cover

Celtic MSS. in relation to the Macpherson fraud / With a review of Professor Freeman's criticism of [P.B. Du Chaillu's] "The Viking Age," by the author of "Celticism a myth"

Chapter 4: FOOTNOTES.
By James Cruikshank Roger
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The pamphlet challenges the authenticity of purported Celtic manuscripts attributed to an earlier compiler, scrutinizing provenance, witness testimony, and the potential for later fabrication; it contends that surviving assertions rest on second‑hand accounts and inconsistent custodial records. It details reports of dispersion, damage, and doubtful transcription practices that undermine claims of ancient origin and criticizes the standards of evidence used to endorse celebrated translations. Paired with this investigation is a review of contemporary critiques of narratives about early northern migrations, arguing that conventional ethnic distinctions and foundational assumptions deserve careful reevaluation.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] The sonnets were originally discovered in the Monastery of the “Monks of Therfuse,” which stood on the site now occupied by the terminus of the “Glenmutchkin Railway.” They were afterwards placed for safe custody with the MSS. of Ossian.

[2] “Well-known scholars,” the Quarterly says, “have shown before him, and he is justified in adopting the conclusion, that the name of ‘Saxon’ must have been loosely applied to all the pirates that scoured the Narrow Seas. We may conjecture that many crews from Scania and the Danish Isles, or from the great bay by the Naze of Norway, which gave its name to the Vikings, must have been found among the roving fleets of the fourth and fifth centuries, when the Empire was crumbling into ruins.”

[3] “The red-bearded Thor was called ‘The Englishmen’s God.’”—Quarterly Review.

[4] I suspect these were not the savage Americans Pinkerton had in his mind.

[5] A writer who, to denote that which is without foundation, makes use of the expression “mere fudge” cannot be a very competent judge of elegance.

[6] That cannot be regarded as science which based only on the uncertain hypothesis of language contradicts the ascertained facts of history.