[Ansteorra] which etiquette
Ciard49 at aol.com
Ciard49 at aol.com
Thu Oct 6 10:52:12 PDT 2005
In a message dated 10/6/2005 12:44:40 PM Central Standard Time,
nweders at mail.utexas.edu writes:
I think though that any courtesy no matter from what
period, you can figure out the person is trying to be nice or
polite. Picking one's nose and spitting on the floor may be fine for the
Middle Ages, but we generally don't encourage it and at indoor feasts -
we're using a modern hall. It isn't period for gentlemen to assist ladies
to the front of the Hall during court or carry a ladies basket. I can't
really see The Duke of Buckingham stopping to carry a woman's basket
because it's heavy but we expect it somewhat of our dukes. In essence, I
would imagine 20th century manners are the accepted version....
Clare
I wonder if the Courtly Love ideal begun by Eleanor of Aquitaine might not
have had such gentlemanly ideals?
Ciard
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