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Re: Cedric was: 2000 catalog page 16
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 23:36:24 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Erik Olson writes:
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> Cedric is a trusty old Anglo-Saxon name but it sounds fictional in 55 BC.
> Maybe
> this Cedric was time traveling?
Actually, it's the guy who meets him who's time-travelling. Or 'Visiting', as
the cat calls it...
> 55 BC was when Caesar was in Britannia concluding his miserable expedition.
Yep, the cat and his kid travel with the Roman Legion, with the cat being a
mascot or whatever... they get seperated from their group at a point and then
meet Ce*rd*ic.
BTW, in the book it's actually Cerdic, not Cedric. It just seemed similar to
me in recollection... :-)
> Anyway, all of the Lego castle themes look like later time periods, and of
> course they are all fictional, because that way they can have all the cool
> stuff.
Yah, I was just wondering...
> It's possible that I might make a reference page on the history of types of
> catapults. Not to take the fun out of firing things, but, it would be for us
> who are curious about making historical themes.
Great, I'd love that!
-Shiri
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| OK, audience is > 0 for a web page about catapults. I spent some time at a recent exhibit on Da Vinci and Brunelleschi and other artist-engineers. There were many catapult designs there! Actually, the model that was under development was the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Cedric was: 2000 catalog page 16
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| (...) Cedric is a trusty old Anglo-Saxon name but it sounds fictional in 55 BC. Maybe this Cedric was time traveling? 55 BC was when Caesar was in Britannia concluding his miserable expedition. The relevant books are available in Penguin editions (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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