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Why are the people of Troy called Trojans?

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Why are the people of Troy called Trojans?
john m roberts Offline
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08-17-2006, 01:05 AM
My OED gives 1663 as the earliest date for the spelling, by Butler. Before that, Chucer and others had used Troian or Troyan.
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Re: Why are the people of Troy called Trojans? - by Anonymous - 08-16-2006, 10:33 AM
Re: Why are the people of Troy called Trojans? - by john m roberts - 08-17-2006, 01:05 AM
Re: Why are the people of Troy called Trojans? - by Anonymous - 08-17-2006, 09:53 AM

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