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THE TROJAN WAR: HISTORY OR BRICOLAGE?

The article focuses on the historicity of the Trojan War. It states that the Trojan War was equally significant throughout the Middle Ages as a focus of the foundation myths of European kingdoms and royal lines. It says that there is an archaeological evidence which suggests that the Trojan war coul...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 1 - 19
Main Author: SHERRATT, SUSAN
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2010
Subjects:
Trojan War
Historicity
Middle Ages
Mythology
Monarchy
Archaeology
Greeks
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on the historicity of the Trojan War. It states that the Trojan War was equally significant throughout the Middle Ages as a focus of the foundation myths of European kingdoms and royal lines. It says that there is an archaeological evidence which suggests that the Trojan war could have been a real war wherein the Greeks were involved.