Heh. I guess we all have something, even within our area of study, that we're ignorant about. It just seems that sometimes the sheer amount of things I don't know is a little overwhelming.
This fit of sulking was sparked by a conversation I had with an acquaintance about a fic they started working on centred on Denmark's role in the Napoleonic Wars. They were kind of trying to nudge me to do one related to that subject too, since I find the idea really cool, but... slight problem: I know absolutely, completely zilch about the Napoleonic Wars at all, aside from having a vague idea about what time period we're dealing with and knowing that, of course, Napoleon had something to do with it. (And a little bit about the aftermath in Scandinavian context - Denmark losing Norway to Sweden as a result of all this business, of course). So... yep. How about those Napoleonic Wars, eh.
(Thanks for the links, by the way!)
I think I might feel a bit better about all this if I had access to a decent library. Gods, I really miss being able to just pick up books on whatever subject I might be interested in. Living in a remote area sucks so badly sometimes.
But, anyway. Thanks for talking with me on this! And oh man, yes, I'll definitely enjoy Halifax. :D It'll be so nice to be back there again.
Heh. I guess we all have something, even within our area of study, that we're ignorant about. It just seems that sometimes the sheer amount of things I don't know is a little overwhelming.
This fit of sulking was sparked by a conversation I had with an acquaintance about a fic they started working on centred on Denmark's role in the Napoleonic Wars. They were kind of trying to nudge me to do one related to that subject too, since I find the idea really cool, but... slight problem: I know absolutely, completely zilch about the Napoleonic Wars at all, aside from having a vague idea about what time period we're dealing with and knowing that, of course, Napoleon had something to do with it. (And a little bit about the aftermath in Scandinavian context - Denmark losing Norway to Sweden as a result of all this business, of course). So... yep. How about those Napoleonic Wars, eh.
(Thanks for the links, by the way!)
I think I might feel a bit better about all this if I had access to a decent library. Gods, I really miss being able to just pick up books on whatever subject I might be interested in. Living in a remote area sucks so badly sometimes.
But, anyway. Thanks for talking with me on this! And oh man, yes, I'll definitely enjoy Halifax. :D It'll be so nice to be back there again.
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