Talk:Verraco of the bridge

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Did you know... that an Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?

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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:36, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Verraco of the bridge

... that the Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
- ALT1:~~... that the verraco of the bridge is a stone statue of a bull carved in the late Iron Age and later placed next to the Roman bridge of Salamanca?~~
- ALT2:... that the Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was mentioned in the 1554 picaresque novel Lazarillo de Tormes?

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Created by Alan Islas (talk). Self-nominated at 04:30, 6 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Comment would be better adding "prehistoric" or "Iron Age" before verraco. Also the article should explain these a bit at the start, rather than assuming readers know what they are. We don't. Johnbod (talk) 19:08, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Johnbod, thanks for the comment. I've rewritten parts of the lead and the beginning of the history section, hopefully providing a better explanation. I've also modified the hooks per your suggestion, and adding a bit more. Alan Islas (talk) 05:59, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alt0 is infinitely more interesting than alt1 and alt2, imo. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 11:28, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This article is new enough and long enough. I am approving ALT0 and ALT2, and have struck ALT1 as less interesting. The image is suitably licensed, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]