[Ansteorra] Fire and costumes...

[Chris Zakes]

At 11:12 AM 12/23/2008, you wrote:

>On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:15 PM, Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > At 04:39 PM 12/22/2008, you wrote:
> >
> >  HL Stefan said: "Included in this file are some descriptions of a period
> >> costume party where several of the King's men burned to death. Please,
> >> please, we do not need to carry our re-creation that far."
> >>
> >> You just HAD to go and take the fun out of everything...party pooper.
> >>
> >> Eleanor
> >> the Fireproof Bard(tm)
> >>
> >
> >
> > Sounds like the Eight Chained Orang-Outangs from Poe's story "Hop-Frog."
> >
> >        -Tivar Moondragon


>Oooooo, I was thinking Hop-Frog, too......
>
>  Tina
>a big fan of Eddie


And, coming full circle, here's a picture of what is probably the 
original incident: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Bal_des_Ardents.jpg

Charles VI of France and five of his ministers dressed as wild men, 
in costumes of linen soaked in wax or pitch, with frayed hemp rope 
for hair. One of the costumes caught fire, and in the ensuing panic, 
the five ministers were burned to death, only Charles survived.

         -Tivar Moondragon