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Hugh Knight




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PostPosted: Sun 22 May, 2011 6:47 pm    Post subject: Make Your Sword Your Shield         Reply with quote

Hello,

Can anyone tell me the source of this quote: "Make your sword your shield"? I thought I "knew" it was from Ringeck, but I just had cause to go back and re-work a lot of my translation of Ringeck and was surprised to see it's not there. I checked von Danzig and Döbringer, too--no joy. I use the expression all the time, and I hate to say something I don't have a citation for, but I'm sure I didn't make it up. Thanks!

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Hugh
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Christian Henry Tobler




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PostPosted: Sun 22 May, 2011 8:34 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Source = Me.

Cheers,

Christian

Christian Henry Tobler
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Hugh Knight




Location: San Bernardino, CA
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PostPosted: Sun 22 May, 2011 8:38 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Christian Henry Tobler wrote:
Source = Me.


LOL! I should have know, Christian. From now on I'll make sure I give the credit to you and not to Ringeck when I yell this at my students.

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Hugh
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N Cioran




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PostPosted: Thu 26 May, 2011 3:09 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

It's also quite literally true when you're playing Gioco di Ponti... A lovely vestige of medieval foot combat games still alive today in Italy...

http://pisa.guidatoscana.it/album.asp?IDA=4

Too bad they've stopped hitting each other recently Sad

Cole
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