Primary sources....

Christian de Westborn · Sat Mar 09, 2002 5:46 pm

Suppose you had the opportunity to resurrect and converse with a person from the period of your persona. Say your conversation will be limited to two days time.
Who would you select? A well-known historical figure? A random person who fit a particular description of status/occupation/or location? Why select that person? What would you like to discuss?

Funny, I can practically see myself in front of a classroom of groaning students right now....

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Long live the Prince and Princess of Cynagua!

Josh W · Post by **Josh W** » Sat Mar 09, 2002 7:07 pm

Why, a Milanese master armourer from the mid-fifteenth century, of course!

Actually, I'm rather torn between the armourer or Mr. Dei Liberi. Two days with either would float my boat, presuming any linguistic barriers could be overcome. My Italian's a little rusty...

SyrRhys · Post by **SyrRhys** » Sat Mar 09, 2002 10:01 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Christian de Westborn:
Suppose you had the opportunity to resurrect and converse with a person from the period of your persona. Say your conversation will be limited to two days time.
Who would you select? A well-known historical figure? A random person who fit a particular description of status/occupation/or location? Why select that person? What would you like to discuss?

Funny, I can practically see myself in front of a classroom of groaning students right now....

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Oh, that's easy: My greatest hero of all time: John Chandos.

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Hugh Knight
"Welcome to the Church of the Open Field, let us 'prey': Hunt hard, kill swiftly, waste nothing, make no apologies"

JJ Shred · Post by **JJ Shred** » Sun Mar 10, 2002 12:38 am

Fiori would be a good choice. William the Conqueror would be another.

Rev. George · Post by **Rev. George** » Sun Mar 10, 2002 12:40 am

I dunno, I hear he's a real bastard....LOL

sorry had to be said....

-+G

FrauHirsch · Post by **FrauHirsch** » Sun Mar 10, 2002 12:51 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Christian de Westborn:

Who would you select? A well-known historical figure? A random person who fit a particular description of status/occupation/or location? Why select that person? What would you like to discuss?

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Christine de Pizan - famous author and scholar

I would discuss her life as non-noble widow, writer and scholar, daily life of people of the time, people she knew, historic events, chivalry and warfare.

Juliana

Bob H · Post by **Bob H** » Sun Mar 10, 2002 3:30 am

John le Bon, King of France. Why would a man who led his troops from the front stacking up bodies about him with a battleaxe not only agree to go to England to secure his ransom, but after being returned home in promise of the same, return of his own volition when the ransome was not met even though he was safe in France? Was he that honorable, that naive, or was there some political subterfuge that popular history hasn't uncovered?

Otto von Teich · Post by **Otto von Teich** » Sun Mar 10, 2002 10:37 am

Wow, good question, and only one choice. I would have to go with an armourer.Being that is my main area of interest,and so little is really known of their methods. Probably Kolman Helmschmid,although as secretive as these guys were he would probably give me dirty looks and blank stares for two days, totaly wasting both of our time LOL...Otto

Russ Mitchell · Post by **Russ Mitchell** » Sun Mar 10, 2002 2:57 pm

Christine de Pizan would be an excellent choice. Mine would be Sigismund of Luxembourg. I'd talk to him about politics, philosophy, and art, what he thinks is important in life, how he views the issue of the chalice, how he views the various nations of which he's the ruler or suzerain, what he thinks of the fairer sort, and when we got bored of talking, I'd get him to show me tricks of tourney, and which dances he thought were the most fun in court.

Christian de Westborn · Mon Mar 11, 2002 12:55 pm

I just thought I ought to mention that, having posed this question, I myself am still unable to come up with a definite answer. The desire to talk with the "movers and shakers" of the time is almost totally equal with the desire to get a POV from someone who more closely matches my persona. In the end I think the latter would win out though. "Ever more authentic" ought to be the motto on my SCA arms.

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Long live the Prince and Princess of Cynagua!

Ned Chaney · Post by **Ned Chaney** » Mon Mar 11, 2002 1:12 pm

Edward Plantagenet known in later period as "The Black Prince". I'd talk to him about EVERYTHING from what it was like to be in the front ranks at Crecy at the age of 16 to how he felt about his men, to his leadership philosophy, to chivalry, and the order of the garter.

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cheval · Post by **cheval** » Mon Mar 11, 2002 1:36 pm

In no particular order:

Henry I, Henry II, William Marshal, Eleanor of Acquitaine, Edward I, Edward III, Bertrand de Borne, Chretien de Troyes, Chaucer, Froissart, John Chandos, Bertrand du Guesclin...

I'm not picky -- any of them would be just fine *grin*... -c-