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>Ello All,
>I am looking at a copy of the book right now.

Bryan J. Maloney (bjm10@cornell.edu) wrote:
: If you are interested in the interpretation of "Knighthood" peculiar to
: the SCA, then this book will be of interest to you.

> The cover even says "Chivalry and Romance in the Society for Creative 
Anachronism"

: If you are interested in actual medieval knighthood or the history of the
: development, acts, or philosophies of knighthood through history, this
: book is not worth your trouble.

> True enough...this book is about philosophies on knighthood in these 
'current middle ages' and where we get our ideas.

: The individual excerpts are well-written and entertaining, but the book is
: of extremely limited scope, and not really a book of history or for
: "living historians".  It appears to concern itself exclusively with the
: fictional subculture of the SCA's "knighthood" with some nods towards the
: historical.

>I wouldn't call the SCA a fictional sub-culture...sub-culture yes...but 
with over 80000 participants I wouldnt call it fictional.  :)

If you take the book for what it is...a book on the ideals of knighthood 
in the current middle ages it is quite a good book and the articles and 
stories are very true.  This book will not serve a  historical referance 
about any given time frame but our own...1966 through 1996.  In it there 
are stories that will touch you...annoy you...and make you laugh,but for 
those of us seeking for an ideal...call it 'knighthood' if you wish...it 
will help in that too.  From what I have read so far I would recomend 
this book to anyone in the SCA who wants to know more about our current 
middle ages and the "Facets of Knighthood" in it.


In service to a dream,
Lord Jason Thorne
Kingdom of Atenveldt 
Barony of Tir Ysgithr