[MR] Seige weapon names

[Cecilia Jaeger]

I think this was meant to got to the Merry Rose

>-----Original Message-----
>From: sinclairhawkins at yahoo.com [mailto:sinclairhawkins at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:02 AM
>To: Cecilia Jaeger
>Subject: Re: [MR] Seige weapon names
>
>Wasn't there a series of Ballista's named after Atlantian Duchesses?  I
>remember a Seonid and Arielle and thought there was a third. Years ago they
>were at Gulf Wars and someone snuck into camp and sabatoged them. Quick
>work salvaged one for the battle.
>
>Sinclair.
>
>
>------Original Message------
>From: Cecilia Jaeger
>Sender: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
>To: Atlantia
>Cc: sunjester at verizon.net
>Sent: Nov 17, 2008 11:01 AM
>Subject: Re: [MR] Seige weapon names
>
>And we also have, my Lord's ballista (inactive and sitting in the garage)
>"Griffin's Talon" a play on the mythical animals who name he shares.
>
>Cassair
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org [mailto:atlantia-
>>bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Duane Moore
>>Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:10 AM
>>To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
>>Subject: Re: [MR] Seige weapon names
>>
>>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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