[MR] Stilt Jousting - 600 years plus and counting

[Baron Mungoe]

My father is Belgian, when I was little he made several pairs of stilts of 
varying heights for us to play with. Never thought much about it until Dame 
Hrothny put out a little book called "What the Natives Say" and in it was a 
account of a town in Belgium under siege being saved by the powers of the 
stilt. Contact Hrothny for the particulars to the story to go with the rest 
of your research.

Siobhan Mcklinchey


-----Original Message----- 
From: Stefan li Rous
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 10:20 PM
To: Atlantia maillist
Subject: Re: [MR] Stilt Jousting - 600 years plus and counting

I wrote:
> I know I've seen medieval illuminations of folks on stilts. Probably 
> entertainers, if I remember right.

To which Karen Larsdatter replied:
<<< For the most part, they do seem appear on entertainers, or
children at play, with a few miscellaneous examples in marginalia and/
or as symbols.? There seem to be a few examples of stilts used for
practical purposes, as well.? For the examples I've collected, see
http://larsdatter.com/stilts.htm >>>

Thanks!. A nice collection of illuminations.

Now who wants to make and test their stilts by crossing Cooper's Lake
at Pennsic? :-)

Stefan

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