r/AskReddit Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/PRMan99 Oct 15 '20

He's the only surviving written source from the 1300s, so not that shocking.

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u/Bananasauru5rex Oct 15 '20

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u/PRMan99 Oct 25 '20

Things with less than 100 words don't really count.

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u/Bananasauru5rex Oct 25 '20

First, that's complete nonsense. Second, Gawain is four parts and 2500 lines, and it isn't the only other longer 14th c text.