RE: Re: nobles and knighthood

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 22:31:00 +0100

 

> Huh? Bishop Odo carries a mace. For exactly the same reason that his
> brother William might - it's a symbol of authority. But it's also a
> knight's weapon.

Wasn't there also some theory about it not drawing blood, this being a Bad Thing for priests?

I'm not claiming there can have been any logic or relation to reality behind this theory, but I've heard that it existed.


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