RichardB Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 In The Reeve's Tale, written in the 1380s, Chaucer tells of the miller of Trumpington possessing a 'Sheffeld thwitel baar' in his hose: Ay by his belt he baar a long panade, And of a swerd ful trenchant was the blade. A joly poppere baar he in his pouche; Ther was no man, for peril, dorste hym touche. A Sheffeld thwitel baar he in his hose. Round was his face, and camus was his nose. In modern English, that translates as something like: Always in his leathern belt he did parade A sword with a long trenchant blade. In his pocket he carried a pretty knife; No man who dared to touch him, on loss of life. A long knife from Sheffield he carried in his hose; Round was his face and turned-up was his nose. So, thats what all that means then http://sheffieldknife.co.uk/index.php?modu...MN_position=3:3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Head Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Interesting to see that Sheffield was already famous for it's knives even in 1380. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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