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Fact or tale? Records, first tellings and later additions
The shared tool of the "Fact or Tale" series: take a Lanna story people still half-believe apart and sort each piece into documented, from one text only, added later, or still open. Follow how the story grew version by version, and see on a map which places are on record and which exist only in the story. Every item names its sources.
How to use it
Tab one: read each piece and tap the box you think fits to see the answer, the reason, where it first appears and the sources. Tab two: tap a version to see what it added; press "Compare" on two versions to set them side by side. Tab three (when the story has one): tap a point on the map, or a route.
What it teaches
How to tell records (inscriptions, chronicles, gazettes, archaeology), the first telling, and later retellings in songs, plays and films apart.
Options
| Option | Values | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| story | Ma Mia · Sao Khruea Fa · Lilit Phra Lo · Wiang Kum Kam · Wiang Nong Lom · Wang Bua Ban | Which story to take apart (omitted = the first story in the series) |
| opening tab | Record or story? · How the story grew · Map | The tab opened at the start (omitted = record or story?) |
Used in articles (5)
- Wang Bua Ban: What's Real, What's Told, What's Taleวังบัวบาน: เรื่องจริง เรื่องเล่า และเรื่องแต่ง
story: Wang Bua Ban - Wiang Nong Lom: Did a City Really Sink?เวียงหนองหล่ม: เมืองล่มจริงหรือ? ตำนาน รอยเลื่อน และหลักฐาน
story: Wiang Nong Lom - Sao Khruea Fa: A True Northern Story or Madame Butterfly?สาวเครือฟ้า: เรื่องจริงของสาวเหนือ หรือมาดามบัตเตอร์ฟลายที่ย้ายบ้าน
story: Sao Khruea Fa - Lilit Phra Lo: Real, Legend or Fiction?ลิลิตพระลอ: เรื่องจริง เรื่องเล่า และเรื่องแต่ง
story: Lilit Phra Lo - Wiang Kum Kam: Did a City Really Drown?เวียงกุมกาม: เมืองจมน้ำจริงหรือ? ตำนาน หลักฐาน และทรายแม่น้ำปิง
story: Wiang Kum Kam
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