From the Marshall's Eulogy

[bdeb]

I use this for my squiring ceremonies (thank you Corby!) so I wanted to save it here so I wouldn't have to go digging for it all the time. It's my favorite quote about the Culture of Arms

Comments

[donal_mac_r]

I took the liberty of posting it on the Armour Archive. Sir Vitus was the first to comment; saying that he had never read it and found it awesome.

[theodorad]

Thanks! I had not seen this before, or I don't remember seeing it. Hmmm. Maybe Marshal's biography needs to get on a plane with me this week for a reread.

[bdeb]

I'd suggest 3/4 books about the Marshall for reading for different purposes. (I say 3/4 because David Crouch did a later version of his book that is only available in hard back right now with more information in it. I haven't read that one yet.)

1. Georges Duby The Flower of Chivalry
2. Sidney Painter: William Marshall
3. David Crouch: William Marshall

The last two have subtitles but are findable on amazon. Each has it's own merits. Crouchs is the newest and has the more up to date historical information. Duby is the best, more inspiring read. Sidney Painter has the meat of the marshall's life. (Crouch glosses over most important stories as he assumes you have read the first two books, of which he is sorta a douche about tearing down.)

[theodorad]

I've got Duby and Painter on the shelf and I've read them before, but I didn't recall that quote.

[theodorad]

Okay, I reread Duby on the plane (in Denmark) and I now remember why I hardly remember it. Mostly, he's going on and on about either (a) how cool William Marshall was or (b) how good Painter's research is oh looky, this is his favorite part.

I forgot his prose make my southern habit of inserting tangents midsentence look focused. When he's rhapsodizing about ideals, I think his sentences hit four or five clauses each.

It's still a good book and quite inspirational - but it makes me understand why Roland gets annoyed when I skip through the Last Samurai or Henry V DVD and only stop on the climatic scenes.

Have you ever seen the chanson of William's life published anywhere in one piece rather than quoted in outtakes?

[donal_mac_r]

Duby's book is available online, but it looks like it would be awkward to read that way.

[bdeb]

It's easily available from Amazon for about $4 used.

[liamstliam]

My wife did a ton of work on Duby during her Masters work.

I will have to check.