St. Gildas Correctly guessed that corruption in the British state and church would lead to Doom. He Incorrectly guessed the specifics of that Doom.
He guessed Civilized invasion from Byzantium, we got Barbarian invasion. And with the benefit of hindsight and dialectics, we think that Barbarian invasion is inevitable.
Gildas did NOT have the benefit of hindsight. He earned his saint points by Correctly prophecying Doom even though it was the exact opposite Doom than he expected.
And who was the British dux Bellorum at Badon? Nennius and Geoffrey of Monmouth say Arthur; Gildas and Giraldus say it was Arthur's uncle Aurelius.
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Re: Rhemus de excidio
Date: 2011-04-05 01:24 am (UTC)He guessed Civilized invasion from Byzantium, we got Barbarian invasion. And with the benefit of hindsight and dialectics, we think that Barbarian invasion is inevitable.
Gildas did NOT have the benefit of hindsight. He earned his saint points by Correctly prophecying Doom even though it was the exact opposite Doom than he expected.
And who was the British dux Bellorum at Badon? Nennius and Geoffrey of Monmouth say Arthur; Gildas and Giraldus say it was Arthur's uncle Aurelius.