tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post8795755602830312391..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: Beowulf, part 3The Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-77862277354216026452008-08-23T08:55:00.000-04:002008-08-23T08:55:00.000-04:00There is a part in Beowulf where he talks about a ...There is a part in Beowulf where he talks about a battle erupting at a feast over armor. Although a truce had been declared, when men saw armor and swords that had belonged to relatives worn by the people who had obviously killed them in battle, they flew into a rage and the truce did not hold.<BR/>I makes you wonder how people knew which side whoever they were fighting was on if people often The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-33279979554892841192008-08-22T07:06:00.000-04:002008-08-22T07:06:00.000-04:00Your point about armour is a good one - armour was...Your point about armour is a good one - armour was very valuable. <BR/><BR/>What about heraldic shields? When did they start becoming important?<BR/><BR/>I think I could cope with sitting through a film with you! (A friend of mine is married to an antiques trader, and she has a similar problem watching BBC costume dramas with him, because he's always making comments about how that clock did not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com