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+ | ==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):<br> |
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| − | His companions were al very merry; |
+ | His companions were al very merry; |
| − | After eating they played and laughed; |
+ | After eating they played and laughed; |
| − | They took turns telling their adventures; |
+ | They took turns telling their adventures; |
| − | Each told what he had done, |
+ | Each told what he had done, |
| − | Who had missed, and who had shot well; |
+ | 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)<br> |
+ | [[Guingamor]] is hosted at a feast of grand extravagence by his [[fairy|faerie]] mistress: (line 527-530 trans Weingartner)<br> |
| − | He had excellent food in great quantity, |
+ | He had excellent [[food]] in great quantity, |
| − | With many ammusements, with great elegance; |
+ | With many ammusements, with great elegance; |
| − | There were the strains of |
+ | There were the strains of [[harp]]s and [[viol]]s, |
| − | The |
+ | The [[song]]s of youths and maidens; |
| + | [[category: 12th century|feast entertainment]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 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;
