Thread:GunjiBunny/@comment-24588058-20170606212144/@comment-31772644-20170606235204

King Lear's crown poses an interesting issue. Was the artifact made via the play itself, or was it based on the man behind the play? If the play itself is the event, then this is easy. It was likely a prop. If it's the history, Lear is based on king Leir of Briton, who ruled around 8th century BC. Maybe. Might not have existed at all. Problem is, there's no proof that kings and queens back then used crowns at all. They were an Arabic thing that traveled to Europe and then Britain around the early Roman expansions. So no crown means no artifact.