Re: Sumptuary Laws

[Erik Dutton <edutton@worldnet.att.net>]

Poster: Erik Dutton <edutton@worldnet.att.net>

Nicole Honeycutt wrote:
> Don't some other Kingdoms allow squires to wear chains and spurs?  I thought I'd
> seen squires wearing them at Pennsic.  I know we don't but what about other places?
> 
> Emma of Elandonan
> The Phoenicians were not great philosophers... they pondered the simpler
> questions, like "If I stick this spear in you, can I take your stuff?",
> "Do you have relatives that would be mad if I took your stuff?", and
> "Can my relatives beat up your relatives?"
> (c) Doug Robarchek

My understanding is that it's either chain or spurs *in combination with
the white belt* that makes the difference... at least that's how my
knight explained it to me...

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