[Sca-cooks] drinking water in the Middle Ages

[Volker Bach]

Am Dienstag, 28. März 2006 07:23 schrieb Stefan li Rous:
> Volker mentioned:
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> Pfaff Amis tells a funny story about an itinerant priest
> tricking a farmer into believing in his supernatural powers by having
> delicious fish 'appear' in the freshwater spring near his farm, and the
> dialogue again reveals that the farmer both relishes high quality
> fish and is
> glad of the spring because it provides 'good' drinking water (though
> he can also provide ale if that is preferred).
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>
> Can you give us more details of this? Who was "Pfaff Amis"?

It's a story. To e precise, a collection of humorous fables about the 
itinerant priest ("Pfaff(e)") Amis, written by an author known only by his 
pen name Der Stricker ("the ropemaker") in the early 13th century. The part 
in question is lines 1104-1107

"Saht ir minen brunnen niht?
Der ist kalt und klar
und ist der beste durch das jar
und vluzet harte schone"

(Did you not see my well/spring?
It is cold and clear
Best quality throughout the year
And flows in great quantity)

and the story hinges on the Pfaff Amis putting fish into the spring so that 
the owner can hospitably entertain him with a meal as well as a drink of 
water - and believe in his supernatural powers.

Giano


	

	
		
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