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| ⚫ | Most descriptions of [[armour]] in [[12th century|12th C]] [[literature]] are of the finest fantasy armour, but the [[poetry|Lay]] of [[Graelant]] describes the armour of a [[knight]] who is so badly down on his luck that he has sold his [[horse|charger]] and even his [[saddle]]. Here he is setting out through the [[town]] to go [[hunting]]: (trans. Weingartner) |
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| ⚫ | Most descriptions of armour in 12th C literature are of the finest fantasy armour, but the Lay of [[Graelant]] describes the armour of a knight who is so badly down on his luck that he has sold his charger and even his saddle. Here he is setting out through the town to go hunting: (trans Weingartner) |
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 9 November 2006
Most descriptions of armour in 12th C literature are of the finest fantasy armour, but the Lay of Graelant describes the armour of a knight who is so badly down on his luck that he has sold his charger and even his saddle. Here he is setting out through the town to go hunting: (trans. Weingartner)
He had donned an old suit of leather Which he had worn much too long. Those who looked at him Mocked and teased him;
Unes viez piaus ot afubless, Que trop par ot longes portees; Cil et celes qui l'esgardoient L'escharnissoient et gaboient;
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