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Written by Tancred
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Sunday, 05 August 2007 |
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Tancred Beerswiller
Dear Tancred,
At a recent event I was witness to a strange sight. Many of the members of Lough Devnaree were walking round an effigy suspended from a tree by a rope. They were chanting something incomprehensible and beating the effigy pretty severely. I thought it was a piñata, but that isn't period.
Yours Curious.
Dear Curious,
You should know better. The Irish have many faults (especially their mistaken belief that Rockall belongs to them) but inauthenticity isn't one of them. They are practising a rare and virtually unknown tenth century celebratory dance using the effigy which I believe in Gaelic is called a lairdsean.
Yours Tancred
Dear Tancred,
I have been travelling a lot lately but have found that my squire seems unable to fit my bascinet into the armour bag. I have tried beating him, but he seems to enjoy it too much and it hasn't resolved the issue.
Yours distraught.
Sir Knight,
I have no qualms with squire-beating in principle, but they're not meant to like it. I recommend that you get him to polish the helmet thoroughly and then get him to pack it tightly in between leather thighs. This will ensure that he remembers the lesson and makes sure all your armour gets to the events.
Yours Tancred
Dear Tancred
For many years now I have been struggling to match up the requests from the BOD, the societies' rules and regulations with the many real life variations that beset the European groups. It seems to be moving on slowly. Is there anything you can suggest that may speed up the process?
Yours the Master of Red Tape
Dear Etienne,
If only you had spoken to me sooner I could have prevented you and the various groups from much suffering and heartache. Remember that Americans aren't period therefore you don't have to listen to them or follow their commands as long as you stay in persona.
Tancred
Dear Tancred,
Wolfgang Adolphus Jäger has recently been recognised as a peer. That's the third laurel in Harpelestane. What is their secret? Is it something in the water?
Yours jealous.
Dear Jealous,
No need to worry, you don't have to start drinking Scottish water. All the laurels used to fight heavy but decided to stop for a couple of years. Virtually as soon as they did that they became peers. Rumours that Harpelestane's own stick jock has now hung up his sword and board and is awaiting his imminent elevation to peerdom are of course completely untrue, probably.
Yours Tancred
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