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==Accounts from 12th Century novels== |
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An account of a dinner (not necessarily a full [[feast]]) after a [[hunt]], from [[Guingamor]] (line 140-144, trans Weingartner):<br> |
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His companions were al very merry; |
His companions were al very merry; |
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After eating they played and laughed; |
After eating they played and laughed; |
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They took turns telling their adventures; |
They took turns telling their adventures; |
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Each told what he had done, |
Each told what he had done, |
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Who had missed, and who had shot well; |
Who had missed, and who had shot well; |
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[[Guingamor]] is hosted at a feast of grand extravagence by his faerie mistress: (line 527-530 trans Weingartner)<br> |
[[Guingamor]] is hosted at a feast of grand extravagence by his [[fairy|faerie]] mistress: (line 527-530 trans Weingartner)<br> |
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He had excellent food in great quantity, |
He had excellent [[food]] in great quantity, |
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With many ammusements, with great elegance; |
With many ammusements, with great elegance; |
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There were the strains of |
There were the strains of [[harp]]s and [[viol]]s, |
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The |
The [[song]]s of youths and maidens; |
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 17 August 2005
Accounts from 12th Century novels
An account of a dinner (not necessarily a full feast) after a hunt, from Guingamor (line 140-144, trans Weingartner):
His companions were al very merry; After eating they played and laughed; They took turns telling their adventures; Each told what he had done, Who had missed, and who had shot well;
Guingamor is hosted at a feast of grand extravagence by his faerie mistress: (line 527-530 trans Weingartner)
He had excellent food in great quantity, With many ammusements, with great elegance; There were the strains of harps and viols, The songs of youths and maidens;
