[Ansteorra] Can someone confirm/deny for me?

[Tina Michael]

I know this song as it was sung by the warrior men of Trimaris. Always done
with respect and feeling. I had no idea it was originated here in Ansteorra.
We from Trimaris have always given the song the utmost respect that it
deserves. I have always felt that it should be sung by the men who know it
in their hearts, the fighters, and have wisely left it alone. Done by these
men, who sing it with such feeling, it never fails to make me weep. Truely
an excellent moment.

 Tina

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 6:19 PM, David Brown <lddevin03 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I think my point was lost. I know that people have been writing since long
> ago...but they do not call them the Dark Ages for nothing. A lot of things
> were
> lost and I believe that even during the time period we study that most
> people
> did not know how to read or write, and if they did, then it was few and
> only
> those who could afford to learn. True?
>
> Lord Devin
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com>
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wed, August 18, 2010 3:50:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Can someone confirm/deny for me?
>
>  At 11:15 AM 8/18/2010, you wrote:
>
> > I understand the importance of the oral tradition that we use in the SCA.
> In
> > period that is how it is done, but if rely only on the passing down in
> oral
> > tradition now we stand the chance of losing some of the greatest songs
> and
> > stories in the SCA.
> > If they would have known how to write them down, I am sure they would
> have.
> >
> > Lord Devin
>
>
> Well yes and no. *Writing* dates back about 6000 years, so it certainly
> existed
> all through the time period we study. But, as Master Michael said, some
> things
> didn't get written down because everybody already knew it, so it wasn't
> considered necessary. And in some cases, the manuscripts that existed were
> lost
> between then and now. Don't forget that before the printing press was
> developed
> in the mid-1400s, books and suchlike were done by hand or not at all, so
> you
> wouldn't have print runs of thousands of books like you see in the modern
> world.
>
> Being a fossil myself, I'm all in favor of preserving our history, but *in
> this
> particular case* the author has specifically requested that the song not be
> written down, and I'd be inclined to follow his wishes.
>
>         -Tivar Moondragon
>
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