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To: Red Badger

Talk about art imitating Michael Crichton, read if you haven’t Eaters of the Dead about Vikings way down yonder, which cites, by the way, everybody’s favorite Mad Arab, Abdul Alhazred.


8 posted on 04/04/2008 8:02:11 AM PDT by Ruddles
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To: Ruddles

Maybe they fell out of Richard Widmark’s pockets when he swam from Morocco to Norway in The Longships?


9 posted on 04/04/2008 8:06:37 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Ruddles
...everybody’s favorite Mad Arab, Abdul Alhazred.

H.P. Lovecraft's nom de plume........

18 posted on 04/04/2008 8:55:06 AM PDT by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: Ruddles

The Michael Crighton book, “Eaters of the Dead” (movie 13th Warrior) is loosely based on 7 translation of the Arab Ibn Fadan who came from what is now Baghdad.

The book is semi-fiction but based on the translations of an ancient diary of Ibn Fadn.

Theory goes that that the enemies that were harassing the Vikings were actually the last remnants of Neanderthals.


20 posted on 04/04/2008 9:01:10 AM PDT by pblax8
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To: Ruddles
Well, it's clear that YOU "get it," at least, whilst the others...do not. Abdul Alhazred, indeed! "Loosely based on the writings of an Arab Ambassador...!" Ha! Phtooey!

Chrichton's bibliography was, initially, quite disturbing, but was clearly meant as an inside joke.

Extra points to Ruddles, for catching it.

Sauron

25 posted on 04/04/2008 9:40:09 AM PDT by sauron ("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
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To: Ruddles

The Michael Crighton book, “Eaters of the Dead” (movie 13th Warrior) is loosely based on 7 translation of the Arab Ibn Fadan who came from what is now Baghdad.

The book is semi-fiction but based on the translations of an ancient diary of Ibn Fadn.

Theory goes that that the enemies that were harassing the Vikings were actually the last remnants of Neanderthals.


28 posted on 04/04/2008 12:54:51 PM PDT by pblax8
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