Scientists Reveal How 60% of Medieval Stories May Have Disappeared Forever
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New simulations reveal how a medieval story’s earliest years may have determined its survival. The medieval world may have produced far more stories of knights, legendary heroes, and epic adventures than historians will ever recover. A new study suggests that up to 60% of medieval chivalric works and more than 95% of their handwritten copies [...]
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