There is a traditional account of how this work came to be written.
However, it is very difficult to speak with confidence about these traditional accounts.
But the traditional accounts make for at least some entertaining reading.
This traditional account of the clan is thought to date to about the 1830s.
Then, according to traditional accounts, a 17th century holy war erupted.
The school's evolution also questions the "traditional" account of how the Victorian public schools developed.
Many elements of the traditional account, especially the early parts, were clearly mythical.
However, according to the majority view, the author is unknown, the author's use of varied sources telling against the traditional account.
According to other traditional accounts, he died on 18 August 1402 which has however caused confusion over his grave.
The actors' interpretations of the events differ in ways from the traditional accounts.