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Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: ratty on October 25, 2008, 04:04:37 pm

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Post by: ratty on October 25, 2008, 04:04:37 pm

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Title: Re: happy st crispins day
Post by: Cromm on October 25, 2008, 07:02:23 pm

Thanks, been shooting arrows all day and thinking of the French....... ;) ;)

Title: Re: happy st crispins day
Post by: Idaho Longbow on October 31, 2008, 02:45:38 am

When I went thru Army Ranger School, one of the TAC NCO's recited that to us while we were running the Darby Queen every morning.  He would sound a line, and we would chant it back.

It ran thru my mind the night I called an ARC Light on OP George in 1971.

Every now and then it comes back to me.  Quite a stirring speech, if that it was.

Rich
Sua Sponte

Title: Re: happy st crispins day
Post by: Bueskytter on November 18, 2008, 10:20:44 pm

Hmmm, pretty sure this was just Will Shakespeare putting words in a historical figure's mouth.

Title: Re: happy st crispins day
Post by: Bueskytter on November 19, 2008, 04:38:15 pm

Quote from: ratty on November 19, 2008, 04:30:23 pm

Quote from: Bueskytter on November 18, 2008, 10:20:44 pm

Hmmm, pretty sure this was just Will Shakespeare putting words in a historical figure's mouth.

i'm pretty sure st crispins day is/was a real day and not an invention of shakespear  ::)

I'm not disagreeing with you, I was referring to the speech given by Henry which was linked to. If you actually read what I wrote properly this would have been obvious - why would St. Crispin's Day be 'words in a historical figure's mouth', hmm?

Clearly, as evidenced by the rolling-eyed smiley, you took some offense to what I said. Maybe you thought I was trying to pull you down or something - I wasn't, I was just idly musing on a historical topic.

Title: Re: ..
Post by: Loki on November 20, 2008, 07:19:41 pm

St Crispin and Crispinian's day is the anniversary of the battle of Agincourt in the old calendar,hence the link to the famous 'fictional' speach.