Entertainers in the Middle Ages
Pardon the diversion into French, but one medieval equivalent of the low
entertainer among the Orlanthi was referred to as a "jongleur"... much
like the folk you see juggling knives, doing pratfalls, engaging in mock
duels, performing with puppets, etc. at Renaissance Fairs across the
planet. Another was the "raconteur", who was to the poor folk what the
troubador was to the nobility... a teller of stories and spinner of yarns.
Michael Schwartz mschwartz_at_... Ann Arbor, MI USA
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