My Theory: RITE — Ritual Instrument of Textual Esoterica

[Koen G]

I would add that for me, the question of "made to fool others or not" is irrelevant. In a medieval context, there would be no perceivable difference between a meaningless text the maker actually believed in or one intended to deceive.

Take the trade in relics as an example. Does it matter if the seller actually believed they had a piece of the cross on their hands? The scientific analysis of the object should be the same regardless.