Talk:Karkadann

2006 comments
Largely nonsense. Ibn Battuta in his book of travels, calls a creature he saw in India karkadann, interpreted as "rhinoceros". From this reference (not even quoted), the remainder is spun out of brain candy.--Wetman 06:16, 1 February 2006 (UTC)


 * It seems to match up with what the Elasmotherium page says, except that this page asserts that Elasmotherium was *definitely* the source of Elansk myths, and the other page only calls this a possibility. I've edited the page to make it clear what's historical fact (fossils of Elasmotherium have been found; myths exist) and what's conjecture. JoeNotCharles 16:08, 5 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Come to think of it, it might be preferable to just shorten this to, "A prehistoric creature called Elasmotherium has many characteristics matching descriptions of karkadann, and it has been speculated that it is the source of several similar Asian legends. See Elasmotherium for more details."  That way we don't have to keep this page updated to reflect changes in the Elasmotherium page.  JoeNotCharles 16:13, 5 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I never read anything mentioned on this page. I have however read Sinbad the Sailor. I shall momentarily modify the page to fit what I have read, (the ORIGINAL thing), and if someone can back the rest up, it should be reposted.--Nitron_Ninja_Apple 06:13, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Illustrations
Are there some illustrations that have passed into public domain that could be used in this article? Lady of  Shalott  04:42, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Google image search has some interesting results. It remains to be seen whether any of them are PD. Lady  of  Shalott  04:54, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, those didn't seem too promising. Obviously, there is the image in the Google Books EL. I wonder if there is anyway of getting a copy of that picture (not GB's scan, but someone else's) for Commons. Lady  of  Shalott  05:30, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I appreciate your help, Lady. You're purty good with those images. Do you think Moonriddengirl has an archive with photos? After all, being moonridden she's almost a mythical creature herself... Drmies (talk) 20:26, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Bravo!
Bravo, Drmies and you all!--Wetman (talk) 20:45, 8 February 2011 (UTC)