If you found yourself in a Medieval time period...

Aurican · 05-11-2001, 11:57 AM

What would you do? I mean, if you could live in that time period what would your occupation be? If you want you can even get specific as to where you'd be too.

Myself, I think that I would be a huntsman of sorts, and any heavily forested region would do. Living off the land and staying away from any population masses. That way you'd be much less likely to be burned at the stake or some other nasty punishment for being different.

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Moiraine · 05-11-2001, 12:17 PM

I would be a witch ! Er ... that's a kinda psychanalyst, is it not ?

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And now I have the knives to open it ...

Lady Avalon · 05-11-2001, 12:58 PM

This is a hard one. Gee, Lady Avalon. I think she would have to be an adventurer.

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catzenpewters · 05-11-2001, 01:40 PM

A bard, I think.

Yorick · 05-11-2001, 01:54 PM

I would be a Celtic Bard in pre Roman times.

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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

Mouse · 05-11-2001, 03:01 PM

Don't think I would like it - I mean "I'm gonna get contemporary on your ass" is completely non-threatening

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Regards

Mouse

Yorick · 05-11-2001, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mouse:
Don't think I would like it - I mean "I'm gonna get contemporary on your ass" is completely non-threatening

Eh? What do you mean? What wouldn't you like? WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO? AAARRGG? Am I going Nucking Futs?

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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

Melusine · 05-11-2001, 03:31 PM

OK, I'd probably have to be a man to be able to do it (but I would even undergo surg....no wait, I don't want it THAT bad

)... but if I could choose any occupation in the Middle Ages it would *most definitely* be that of a monk illuminator. I mean, the kind of art they produced is unbelievable and unique. Specifically I would like to be Eadfrith, the man who made the F***ING incredible Lindisfarne Gospel, which I like even better than the Book of Kells.
Check some of its pages on one of these sites, but be warned, it doesn't even come near seeing the original in the British Library in London. When I saw it there it was like a dream come true, and I have been hanging with my head over the vitrine for an hour, with tears in my eyes making dirty spots on the glass

Yeah, ok, so I'm an enthusiast

The links:
site from B.Library
various manuscripts
and two silly address book covers but you can see the artwork up close and enlarged: stunning
1
2

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Melusine, Archbabe of the OHF and the LH

Your voice is ambrosia

Sazerac · 05-11-2001, 03:31 PM

More than likely a wizard of sorts. Alchemist/Geomantist/Astrologist, something like that, probably having to dodge the Church for heresy, sort of like Theoprastus Paracelsus or Henry Cornelius Agrippa. That would be me!

Yorick · 05-11-2001, 03:45 PM

Mel, a Monk would have been high on my list also as they learned much, lived peaceful lives in tranquil surrounds, and devoted their lives to God. Things I respect and attempt to attain in this day.

The vow of celibacy though would be a HUGE stumbling block for me.
Though could a male Monk live a peaceful life in tranquility WITH a woman....???

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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

[This message has been edited by Yorick (edited 05-11-2001).]

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05-11-2001, 11:57 AM	#1
Aurican Elminster Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Age: 43 Posts: 470	What would you do? I mean, if you could live in that time period what would your occupation be? If you want you can even get specific as to where you'd be too. Myself, I think that I would be a huntsman of sorts, and any heavily forested region would do. Living off the land and staying away from any population masses. That way you'd be much less likely to be burned at the stake or some other nasty punishment for being different. ------------------ Can an elf get a break anywhere these days?

05-11-2001, 12:17 PM	#2
Moiraine Anubis Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Up in the Freedomland Alps Age: 61 Posts: 2,474	I would be a witch ! Er ... that's a kinda psychanalyst, is it not ? ------------------ The world is my oyster ! And now I have the knives to open it ...

05-11-2001, 12:58 PM	#3
Lady Avalon Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Tennessee, U.S.A. Age: 76 Posts: 996	This is a hard one. Gee, Lady Avalon. I think she would have to be an adventurer. ------------------ Seeker of Truth

05-11-2001, 01:40 PM	#4
catzenpewters Manshoon Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Age: 53 Posts: 204	A bard, I think.

05-11-2001, 01:54 PM	#5
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 53 Posts: 9,246	I would be a Celtic Bard in pre Roman times. ------------------ I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on.... A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

05-11-2001, 03:01 PM	#6
Mouse Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,788	Don't think I would like it - I mean "I'm gonna get contemporary on your ass" is completely non-threatening ------------------ Regards Mouse

05-11-2001, 03:31 PM	#8
Melusine Dracolisk Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 45 Posts: 6,541	OK, I'd probably have to be a man to be able to do it (but I would even undergo surg....no wait, I don't want it THAT bad )... but if I could choose any occupation in the Middle Ages it would most definitely be that of a monk illuminator. I mean, the kind of art they produced is unbelievable and unique. Specifically I would like to be Eadfrith, the man who made the F***ING incredible Lindisfarne Gospel, which I like even better than the Book of Kells. Check some of its pages on one of these sites, but be warned, it doesn't even come near seeing the original in the British Library in London. When I saw it there it was like a dream come true, and I have been hanging with my head over the vitrine for an hour, with tears in my eyes making dirty spots on the glass Yeah, ok, so I'm an enthusiast The links: site from B.Library various manuscripts and two silly address book covers but you can see the artwork up close and enlarged: stunning 1 2 ------------------ Melusine, Archbabe of the OHF and the LH Your voice is ambrosia

05-11-2001, 03:31 PM	#9
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	More than likely a wizard of sorts. Alchemist/Geomantist/Astrologist, something like that, probably having to dodge the Church for heresy, sort of like Theoprastus Paracelsus or Henry Cornelius Agrippa. That would be me!

05-11-2001, 03:45 PM	#10
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 53 Posts: 9,246	Mel, a Monk would have been high on my list also as they learned much, lived peaceful lives in tranquil surrounds, and devoted their lives to God. Things I respect and attempt to attain in this day. The vow of celibacy though would be a HUGE stumbling block for me. Though could a male Monk live a peaceful life in tranquility WITH a woman....??? ------------------ I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on.... A fair dinkum laughing Hyena! [This message has been edited by Yorick (edited 05-11-2001).]

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