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.
Maybe they fell out of Richard Widmark’s pockets when he swam from Morocco to Norway in The Longships?
H.P. Lovecraft's nom de plume........
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.
Chrichton's bibliography was, initially, quite disturbing, but was clearly meant as an inside joke.
Extra points to Ruddles, for catching it.
Sauron
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.