[MR] Re: Use of the word 'Troll'

[Jim Layne]

Istvan said:
> Well, the term "rhinohide" is subjective to begin
> with, so any other 
> words used are also going to be subjective.  The
> point isn't whether or 
> not the terms resemble the truth in any way, but
> that they are more 
> appropriate for being medieval than "rhinohide".

My memory isnt always reliable, but isnt there an
illumination from the travels of Sir Francis Drake of
a Rhino? Was the beast known in period? The image I am
conjuring is a fanciful image, where the artist
clearly didnt get too close...as he has drawn the
beast with plates like an armadillo, but the size and
overall shape is accurate. If it is period, it would
be just barely. What would someone in period have said
of a foe who seemed unbeatable? 
James ap Llywelyn


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