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In lugnet.castle, John Robert Blaze Kanehl writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Chris Maddison writes:
> > With a little poking and prodding from Shiri, I posted my latest MOC, the
> > butcher's shop. View at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=750
> > Forgive the horrid lighting, and slightly out of focus pics, I'm still • working
> > on that...
>
> Very good idea..."Butchers" were a very important part of the Medieval
> castle community (especially before spices+ other meat preservatives were
> readily available)
> I never gave much thought as to how I would "create a slab of beef"...the
> ram/lamb was an interesting idea also..
>
> > And, yes, before you even ask Shiri, I'm submitting it to CW. ;-) The shop
> > owner is Boyle. He and his son Gunther live at the edge of the village, • (name
> > not decided yet), and have heard many a tale from passer-by. Just a little • CW
> > teasing...LMKWYT!
> > -Chris
>
> Well, I always like to see pics before stories but don't tell Shiri = )
>
> I like stories told from different perspectives...the point of view of a
> peasant, merchant, inn keeper, blacksmith, butcher may be more interesting
> some times than the story of a warrior. It's a great plot device...a
> Butcher meets so many different people: locals, travellers, shephards... One
> person can then tell many tales (some true, some fantastically exaggerated)
> about so many different customers and places.
>
> I'm interested...
>
> John
Thanks John. You hit the nail on the head, that's exactly what I have planned
for Boyle...he hears stuff from everyone, and you never know whether it's true
or not...
-Chris
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