https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Plunder Plunder - Revision history 2026-04-14T04:11:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.3 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Plunder&diff=37657&oldid=prev Paul Matisz at 11:33, 16 July 2008 2008-07-16T11:33:54Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>To &#039;&#039;&#039;Plunder&#039;&#039;&#039; is a verb meaning &quot;to forcibly remove valuables from a person or location&quot;. It is a synonym for the words &#039;&#039;&#039;loot&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;pillage&#039;&#039;&#039; and is essentially large-scale theft with the implied overtone that one has previously killed or driven off the victims. Plundering, alone with [[rape|raping]] and [[fire|burning]], was a staple of [[medieval]] warfare.<br /> <br /> When used as a noun, &quot;plunder&quot; refers to the proceeds of the act of plundering; the same rule applies to the word &quot;loot&quot; but, oddly enough, not to the word &quot;pillage&quot;.</div> Paul Matisz