[MR] Seige weapon names

[M'lady Foxy]

Could always call it the landlord... evictions notice incoming...


--- On Mon, 11/17/08, Duane Moore <poetamilitarus at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Duane Moore <poetamilitarus at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Seige weapon names
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 8:10 AM
> Yes, that was the actual name. There were others like
> 'Griffon-killer' or 'hammer of the Griffon'
> because "Griffon" is the slang Crusaders used for
> the locals on Cyprus. 
> 
> Sir Bryce de Byram,OL,OP (Duane M. Moore) 300%Peer-Evil
> Baron Caer Mear
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 11/17/08, jbrmm266 at aol.com
> <jbrmm266 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: jbrmm266 at aol.com <jbrmm266 at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [MR] Seige weapon names
> > To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> > Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 10:03 AM
> > Sir Bryce wrote:
> > 
> > <Many of Richard I's siege towers were named as
> > well. Things like "Bad Neighbor",etc.>
> > 
> > I have read in more than one source that
> > "Malvoisin" (Bad Neighbour in French) was a
> term
> > applied to a siege tower.? May be that it became so as
> a
> > result of Lionheart calling one by that name . . . . 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Your servant aye
> > Donal
> > 
> > 
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