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<DIV><FONT size=4>He also include his companion so he is a plural.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Lady Runa of The Thundering Herd<BR>Barony of Raven's Fort<BR>Knight
Marshal<BR>Deputy Minister of Arts<BR>Apprentice to Mistress Shanahan</DIV>
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<A title=herrdetlef@gmail.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 06, 2011 1:10
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ravensfort] Personae</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't mean to insult anybody's intelligence, but just so you
know.</DIV>
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<DIV>"Persona" is singular; "personae" is plural. I wrote "Personae" at the
subject line because I'm not interested in hearing about just one person's
persona. </DIV>
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<DIV>I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the responses! Back to a regularly scheduled persona talk
:-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Detlef<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Mark Crampton <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:apwyvern@yahoo.com">apwyvern@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.2in"> Ringg ap Wyvern
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"> I am a Welsh longbowman,
now into my 5<SUP>th</SUP> decade of life in this, the second decade
of the 13<SUP>th</SUP> century after the birth of our Lord.. My name
is false, a 'nom de guerre' as the Normans would say, but as I have
been so named for almost 30 years now, it is the only name I now
know. I changed my name because I did not want my Welsh family
to know (or perhaps suffer) that I followed the Norman, Richard, whose
family has so beleaguered our country since the coming of William the
Bastard.
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<DIV class=im> I led a small company of other Welsh
longbowmen on Richard's Crusade to free Jerusalem in 1190. Richard,
being French, much preferred the French crossbow for warfare, but we
were able to demonstrate the speed, range and accuracy of our
longbows, and so he placed us in his personal company. Being in
Richard's personal company, we wore his two lions on our tunics and
surcoats, as well as the Crusader's Cross, instead of the Royal
English three lions, as others in his army did. (Bowmen, of course,
rarely carried full shields to emblazon, at most small targets).
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<DIV class=im> When Richard abandoned his army outside
Jerusalem in September 1192, many of the army tried to make their own
ways home. </DIV>
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<DIV class=im> I, and over two score of mixed longbowmen,
crossbowmen and men-at-arms stayed in Palestine, vowed ourselves to
one another, and took position as a caravan guard company for
some wealthy eastern merchants, under the patronage of Saladin
himself. As a sworn (and well-experienced) company, we command premium
contracts and wages. So long as we do not flaunt our Christianity, the
Muslims show us tolerance and even respect (although I, and most of my
comrads still have our Crusader's surcoats hidden away), and we have
prospered (a little side-dealing with the merchants has certainly
helped our fortunes!) </DIV>
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<DIV class=im>We have traveled throughout Palestine and the Levant, as
well as Egypt, Libya and Persia. We have even followed the old Silk
Road three times now, traveling so far as the lands of the Mongols,
Cathay, and even Koru. </DIV>
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<DIV class=im>I have had an active, good and fruitful life, having had
three wives, and with four living children. Finally, in the fullness
of my years, I yielded my position in the Company (and trade) to my
sons. </DIV>
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<DIV class=im>I travel now for my own pleasure and learning,
accompanied by my boon Chinese companion, Chloe. </DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT size=4><FONT face="comic sans ms"><FONT size=4>Ringg ap
Wyvern </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms">936-827-0067</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:APWYVERN@YAHOO.COM" rel=nofollow
target=_blank><FONT face="comic sans ms">AP<FONT size=4>W</FONT><FONT
size=2>YVERN</FONT><FONT size=4>@</FONT><FONT
size=2>YAHOO.COM</FONT></FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">"The price of Freedom
is the willingness to sudden battle; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Anywhere, Anytime,
and with utter recklessness." </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">--Robert A. Heinlein
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clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Hwæt! We
Gardena in
geardagum,<BR>þeodcyninga,
þrym gefrunon,<BR>hu ða
æþelingas ellen
fremedon.<BR>Oft Scyld Scefing
sceaþena þreatum,<BR>monegum
mægþum, meodosetla
ofteah,<BR>egsode eorlas.
Syððan ærest wearð<BR>feasceaft
funden, he þæs frofre
gebad,<BR>weox under wolcnum,
weorðmyndum þah,<BR>oðþæt him
æghwylc þara
ymbsittendra<BR>ofer hronrade
hyran scolde,<BR>gomban
gyldan. þæt wæs god
cyning!<BR>
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