# Inspector task sheet

The Rose of Turaida: a protective scarf and a court record

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For The Rose of Turaida: a protective scarf and a court record, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Retrieve the 1848 edition and identify the passage’s language and attribution. Compare it with the catalogue and any accessible original deposition. Make a version table showing who supplies the scarf claim and whether it is presented as belief, deception or fact. Respect the victim’s history and omit graphic reenactment.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare the court text, edition and later adaptations sentence by sentence. Identify who asserted the power and what outcome the earliest source actually records. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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