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A. G. Maisey · 18th November 2007, 08:11 AM

Very well David, its a flight of fancy.

Can you explain how the presence of the greneng on the keris assisted in assertion of authority over a portion of the a realm?

Especially when Sunda was virtually ignored in the Majapahit literature.

If we wish to make the greneng a geographical representation of something, we need to look at geography from the perspective of a lord of Old Jawa.

I don't think we can use this map theory. This is just not a reflection of Javanese thought of that period.

18th November 2007, 08:11 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Very well David, its a flight of fancy. Can you explain how the presence of the greneng on the keris assisted in assertion of authority over a portion of the a realm? Especially when Sunda was virtually ignored in the Majapahit literature. If we wish to make the greneng a geographical representation of something, we need to look at geography from the perspective of a lord of Old Jawa. I don't think we can use this map theory. This is just not a reflection of Javanese thought of that period.