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Hero stories begin as local legends that legitimate local kings by making their rule depend on descent from or performance of heroic acts.
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Local Legend
Hero stories begin as local legends that legitimate local kings by making their rule depend on descent from or performance of heroic acts.
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"...So, in the beginning what happens is that each region has local legends. Okay? And these local heroes are celebrated through stories. So, stories..."
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"Okay? And that's how you justify your kingship through these acts of heroism that's related to you in stories. Okay? That's the first step...."
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"...State University, Connecticut and Middlebury and they all have their own local legends. Okay? So, in these places something happened that captured the imagination..."
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