I'm behind on everything and don't have time to write, as usual, but I wanted to pass on a few things while I'm eating my lunch.
 | If you're still interested in the origin of the Fake Hercules Swords, check out Hartman Krug's Sword and Sandals Movie Poster video posted on our dedicated Facebook group. I don't know at what rate they were making these Hercules movies in the 1950's and 1960's, but if Krug's compilation is any indication, the arms-above-head pose was what you wanted on your poster. The lion skin, present on the Fake Hercules Swords, is absent from the posters. It is present on the Hercules depicted in the Campana relief, however. Feel free to join the group if you'd like up-to-the minute, open information about all the publicly-known Fake Hercules Swords in existence. |
In the interest of historic preservation, I'd like to pass on these two images (both by Killbuck Norman) to add to your Fake Hercules Sword dank meme stash:
Fair is fair, so it's legitimate to pass on this link to a fascinating video that cuts right to the heart of the matter and makes excellent use of clipart images. For added fun, I recommend turning on the auto-generated captioning. Enjoy!
Finally, some of you are no doubt aware of the ongoing discussion on last week's blog post about calcite weathering and the Kensington Rune Stone. As of this writing there are 155 comments, many of which are useful and some of which are not. I was recently made aware that there's been a somewhat parallel discussion about the issues raised in the post in the Kensington Rune Stone International Supporters Club group on Facebook (it's an open group, so you can go and read what's there if you like). This is, I think, a useful statement to have on the record:
If you've been paying attention, that statement speaks volumes. Moving on.
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