I have always had a passion for the past, a genuine interest in history. I find stories from the past fascinating and meaningful. Writing about history allows me to explore these stories in depth, satisfying my curiosity and passion. My imagination about the past goes beyond what the field of history today thinks it knows about our past. The fascinating thing about history is that we do not know what happened in the past. It is as much fantasy as it is fact. Archaeology helps us find things that clearly existed in the past. But how it was used and was perceived in the time, we can only creatively guess.
My history blog will therefore not be a scientific blog about our historical past. For that we have real scientific historians who are much better known and capable than I am. I have my theories and creative thoughts, though, and I like to share them. Not only in cases my versions shed a different perspective than what is given with mainstream history, but more like entertainment in the fantasy genre – history that could be as true as what we think is fact.
In fact, I have been thinking about writing an epic prehistoric novel on the civilizations I believe existed prior to the civilizations we know today. This blog may prompt and inspire me to put that story together as I go along. Surely, writing gives me the opportunity to express myself creatively, craft narratives, analyze historical events from different perspectives, and explore the complexities of the past through your own unique voice and style.
My historical perspectives may also lead into analyses of our contemporary that may be quite different than what is there in the mainstream media, and social political science. This may include our knowledge about the Middle East, conflicts there and the so-called Islamic terrorist organizations for instance. All in all, I hope all this becomes very interesting, and that you will find it fun to follow.
The above image shows a sculpture from the little known San Agustin culture in present day Colombia. The sculptures were believed to have been carved 5 to 400 AD.
