SC - Haversacks and nefts (??)

[Stefan li Rous]

Thorvald Grimsson said:
> At 10:12 +0200 2001-02-15, Jessica Tiffin wrote: 
> > "neft" as a small wooden box containing cutlery.  I suspect he's 
> > thinking of "nef", which apparently sometimes contained napkins or 
> > cutlery as well as salt (according to Hammond's "Food and Feast in 
> > Medieval Britain", at any rate).  But I thought that was 
> > desperately ornate and sat on the table, rather than being a 
> > receptacle for transporting things.
> 
> A friend of mine did a research paper on this.  From memory, 
> since I can't lay my hands on my copy:

If you can get a hold of this friend, would you ask them if they'd
be interested in letting me take a look at their article for possible
inclusion in the Florilegium? I have some information on nefs, but it
is almost entirely from what was discussed on this maillist. I have
seen them mentioned in a few books but only as ornate salt containers.

As far as SCA usage, I've seldom heard the term outside of this list.

Thanks,
  Stefan
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