On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:12:31 +0000, Phil Cook wrote:

> And lo on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:32:41 -0000, Jim Henderson
> <nos### [at] nospamcom> did spake, saying:
> 
>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:08:51 +0000, Phil Cook wrote:
>>
>>> And lo on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:27:33 -0000, Jim Henderson
>>> <nos### [at] nospamcom> did spake, saying:
>>>
>>>> But what I've been thinking about more recently is this:
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/2yvfmw
>>>>
>>>> (Not exactly the one I was looking for, sadly, they don't seem to
>>>> carry the one I wanted any more)
>>>
>>> Never trust a site that doesn't know the past tense of "forbid" ;-)
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> Given that they do know their weapons, though, I'm OK with the odd
>> usage/ grammar error here and there. ;-)
> 
> I was puzzled over their reason why Saxons used the staff. It was
> because swords were expensive, they'd been in common use pre-Norman. As
> for bows since 12xx every male adult had to own a bow and since 13xx had
> to practice with it.
> 
> But still if they know their chappes from their quillions who cares?

Well, I have to admit that I'm partial to the swords - maybe not the 
history, but the folks who forge the blades are the real craftsmen.

Jim

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