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CharlesS · 25th September 2018, 10:53 PM

Alan,

Perhaps I erred by not being more specific and saying that the very earliest forebearers of the keris may have originated in India, and not the "modern" keris form. I am fully aware that some Indonesian scholars even argue this point.

As you know I am an admirer of your research and knowledge, and I have ascertained the same sort of generality in your own work in introducing the origins of the keris and the early influence of Indian seafaring traders in Indonesian history: http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/maisey/index.html

So that is, indeed, what I meant and apologize for the lack of specifics.

25th September 2018, 10:53 PM	#5
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Alan, Perhaps I erred by not being more specific and saying that the very earliest forebearers of the keris may have originated in India, and not the "modern" keris form. I am fully aware that some Indonesian scholars even argue this point. As you know I am an admirer of your research and knowledge, and I have ascertained the same sort of generality in your own work in introducing the origins of the keris and the early influence of Indian seafaring traders in Indonesian history: http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/maisey/index.html So that is, indeed, what I meant and apologize for the lack of specifics.