Talk:Macduff (thane)

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[edit] Caesarian/No Caesarian

I'm wondering what the reasoning was behind the change indicating Macduff wasn't born by C-section. Everything I've ever read on the subject indicates that is the meaning of the "untimely ripped" line. C-sections in the 11th century, to my knowledge, were invariably fatal to the mother, if she wasn't already dead, which perfectly justifies "ripped" as a descriptor. I don't want to get into an edit war on the subject, so I'd appreciate it if we could discuss it.Lilitou 15:03, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

No edit war necessary. I've reverted it. I made the original change, but subsequent investigation has shown me to be wrong, so it's back to its previous status. Monkeyzpop 17:05, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah, okay. Thanks! Lilitou 17:11, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Castle

The section beginning "It is thought that a castle may have been built here" doesn't appear to belong in this article. Was it meant for the Banff and Macduff article? Lilitou 15:03, 5 October 2007 (UTC)