Lead me not into temptation...

[alysten]

for I am perfectly capable of finding it on my own.

It started out with a simple declaration: for our reign the book The Princess Bride shall be period.- HRH of Northshield. This started the cranky postings on the EK list (which I am now a part of... some how I thought this was a 'good' idea as a potential communication method for ekweb stuff.... sigh).

To which Konrad, great and wise King of the East posted the following reply:
"The dread King Konrad, having braved the terrors of fireswamps and cliffs of insanity, avoiding getting involved in land wars in Asia, defeating Spaniards with steel, giants with strength, and Sicilians even with death being on the line, has come forward in a most inconceivable manner to declare that the film Princess Bride is period during the duration of the reign, in support of the Prince of Northshield.

As such, all documentation based upon the Princess Bride, be it cited by men with six fingers on their right hand, or ladies with perfect breasts, or owners of rodents of unusual size, or any less or more colorful characters, is hereby period.

Let any man who may stand against this declaration hear the fearsome cry...his name is King Konrad von Ulm ... You have insulted his brother... Prepare to die! As you wish, this six day of November, AS44, so it is decreed."

Now I am both intrigued and amused by the whole thing, which is probably a bad thing for such a young SCAdian (there there young scadian, this too shall soon pass). I got to thinking... why couldn't a paper be written that analyzes the book/movie for the things that we as a society strive for. That while TPB is fiction, and the SCA tries to accurately recreate elements of the past, the two do not follow different paths. I am seriously tempted to do a philosophical paper about how lessons from The Princess Bride are relevant to society and our game. His Majesty Konrad has decreed it would be period. Her Majesty Brenwen and Her Excellency Countess Alethea seem to think they would enjoy reading something like this. As you wish.

I think I have found my winter "I'm stuck in a cast" project. Now all I need to do is find a copy of the book.

Comments

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

The book is still in print and available at pretty much any bookstore. But if you want to borrow a copy, I will enable you ;-)

[woodwindy.livejournal.com]

I'm so disheartened by how the discussion went on the list... but then again, that list regularly gives me intense agitas. I'm glad you're at least bringing something productive out of it.

[math5.livejournal.com]

IIRC collin_m has the book.

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

It's a natural fit: The Princess Bride is the "good parts" version of a story; the SCA is the "good parts" version of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

[greenness.livejournal.com]

That's what I was thinking too!

[rosinavs.livejournal.com]

Do they intend the book, the movie, or both to be period? Because the book and the movie are very different from each other.

[alysten.livejournal.com]

I think she said the book... Konrad said the movie.

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I have a copy of the book. It's fun. There's a lot more depth to S. Mogernstern's political commentary than can adequately be translated to the big screen. It even has a preview of the first chapter of the sequel.

[aryll.livejournal.com]

And here I thought I was already on all the lists. I miss all the interesting bits. :(

[alysten.livejournal.com]

I get the daily digest for just this reason. ;-)

[beckishadow.livejournal.com]

I have the book too.

[lissa510.livejournal.com]

mmm...recreating the rapier fight scene...that would be a good A&S project...:grin:

[felis-lupus.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful. :) Not being on the EK list, I miss 100% of the awful, but also 99.9% of the good... thank you for sharing the % of good here. :)

And I am quite sure that the movie contributed to my "I wanna do THAT" view of fencing. Periodicity be darned. :D

The book is pretty readily available, and well worth the read.