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From the comments at WUWT to the article:

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Joe Grappa says:

March 12, 2013 at 2:57 pm

Why do you introduce the article using ‘CE’ instead of ‘AD’? Why would anybody in Europe or countries settled by Europeans use such a peculiar dating terminology?

Why not write it as 774-775 AD, which is used by 99 percent of us?

No matter what somebody’s own religion / culture, if he wants to cater to his audience, he uses the dating scheme that is ingrained in its culture. To use this ‘CE’ nonsense is an insult to the people he is talking to.

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• Mandoobob says:

  March 12, 2013 at 3:02 pm

  Anyone know of any human perturbations around this time period, Famine, pestilence, etc? Any historians out there that can wade in on this comment?
• Michael Cohen says:

  March 12, 2013 at 3:23 pm

  Many Google hits refer to mention of an astronomical event in the Saxon chronicles for that year, when a “red crucifix” is seen in the sky. Also to Song of Roland episode when Charlemagne begs God to make the sun stand still so he may pursue his enemies in daylight.

[EEGator]

“To use this ‘CE’ nonsense is an insult to the people he is talking to.”

Agreed.