Concerning the Two Gruff Men You Thought You Saw Kill Each Other (They Didn't)

The reading talks about the differences between actual historical violence in the West and our imaginative, individualized recreations of it. Here's a fun link briefly taking up the same notion (read #6, though the others are interesting too): http://www.cracked.com/article_18487_6-ridiculous-history-myths-you-probably-think-are-true.html