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David Clarke

A British folklorist whose research traced every documented version of the Angels of Mons legend back to Arthur Machen's fiction, examining and finding unverifiable the purported eyewitness accounts that circulated from 1915 onward.

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  • Angels of Monslegend emerged September 1914 onward

    David Clarke debunked Angels of Mons — Clarke's research traced every documented version back to Machen's fiction and found purported eyewitness affidavits unverifiable.

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