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	'''Wenching''' is a term for seeking the company of young ladies of		'''Wenching''' is a term for seeking the company of young ladies of
	easygoing virtue (or outright negotiable affection) in the hopes of arranging a dalliance. This is somewhat different from courting a lady in [[love]]. In the [[SCA]], wenching is a tongue-in-cheek term for lusty flirting with willing ladies in a somewhat informal atmosphere.		easygoing virtue (or outright negotiable affection) in the hopes of arranging a dalliance. This is somewhat different from [[courting]] a [[lady]] in [[love]]. In the [[SCA]], wenching is a tongue-in-cheek term for lusty flirting with willing ladies in a somewhat informal atmosphere.

	The social acceptibility of wenching (or even using the word "wench") depends greatly on the company you keep, the atmosphere at the event, and (typically) the [[drunk\|sobriety]] of		The social acceptibility of wenching (or even using the word "wench") depends greatly on the company you keep, the atmosphere at the event, and (typically) the [[drunk\|sobriety]] of your fellows. Wenching is not acceptable at a royal [[feast]] unless the [[Crown]] leans heavily towards [[Henry VIII]]'s court, but around a [[campfire]] at [[Pennsic]] or [[Storming of the Gate]], it's practically mandatory.
	your fellows. Wenching is not acceptable at a royal [[feast]] unless
	the [[crown]] leans heavily towards [[Henry VIII]]'s court, but around a [[campfire]] at [[Pennsic]] or [[Storming of the Gate]], it's practically mandatory.

	''Be aware'', however, that a young lady at a campfire may not want to be wenched by every lord who wanders past. Even in the [[Current Middle Ages]], ~~'''no''' means '''no''', and any gentleman who forgets this may well be reminded of the rules of [[chivalry]], forcibly if necessary.~~		''Be aware'', however, that a young lady at a campfire may not want to be wenched by every lord who wanders past. Even in the [[Current Middle Ages]], <br>
			:'''no''' means '''no''', <br>
			and any gentleman who forgets this may well be reminded of the rules of [[chivalry]], forcibly if necessary.

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Paul Matisz at 19:05, 13 February 2006

2006-02-13T19:05:18Z

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'''Wenching''' is a term for seeking the company of young ladies of
easygoing virtue (or outright negotiable affection) in the hopes of arranging a dalliance. This is somewhat different from courting a lady in [[love]]. In the [[SCA]], wenching is a tongue-in-cheek term for lusty flirting with willing ladies in a somewhat informal atmosphere.

The social acceptibility of wenching (or even using the word "wench") depends greatly on the company you keep, the atmosphere at the event, and (typically) the [[drunk|sobriety]] of
your fellows. Wenching is not acceptable at a royal [[feast]] unless
the [[crown]] leans heavily towards [[Henry VIII]]'s court, but around a [[campfire]] at [[Pennsic]] or [[Storming of the Gate]], it's practically mandatory.

''Be aware'', however, that a young lady at a campfire may not want to be wenched by every lord who wanders past. Even in the [[Current Middle Ages]], '''no''' means '''no''', and any gentleman who forgets this may well be reminded of the rules of [[chivalry]], forcibly if necessary.

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Paul Matisz at 19:05, 13 February 2006