PE - Re: Angles large oval wedge?

[Stephen Wyley]

Hi Wendy,


I am yet to come across such a tent as you describe.

Can you quote your reference for this Angles large oval wedge?

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Bye for now,

Sven
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On 2 Oct 00 08:56:11 CDT   Wendy Freeman/Otte wrote:
>The Angles had a one-person-to-raise tent - it was a large oval wedge with a
>slit door in the center of the long side.  You peg all of the sides down
>first, then take the two poles into the tent, and raise the roof, one pole at
>a time.  No ropes - all based on tension.  Very few seams, so good for a rainy
>climate.
>
>One problem - I think its timeperiod of use was 700-900AD, maybe earlier.
>
>--Lady Wyllow of the Loch



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