SC - Haversacks and nefts (??)
Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
Thu Feb 15 21:59:13 PST 2001
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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