tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post5334806091748156146..comments2023-10-24T17:21:16.565+02:00Comments on Sounds in the Hickory Wind: Mediaeval MarketThe Hickory Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post-64672235371784247122011-05-09T13:46:55.887+02:002011-05-09T13:46:55.887+02:00Yes, the unusual thing is that although it is a sp...Yes, the unusual thing is that although it is a spectacle, and everyone is in character and gives a kind of performance, it isn't something like the Sealed Knot or the National Trust pageants you mention, which are pure entertainment. They are traders, small businessmen who actually make a living from the stalls they run at these fairs. Most will have a shop somewhere, too, or a stand in a permanent market, but for half the year they are nomads, playing a part in a great show to entertain and to sell their wares. And I don't recall anything like it in England, either.The Hickory Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post-81905979497314894172011-05-09T09:14:24.460+02:002011-05-09T09:14:24.460+02:00Interesting. I don't know of anything similar ...Interesting. I don't know of anything similar here in market squares, but many years ago I attended something similar in a pasture owned by the National Trust - a mediaeval themed pageant & craft/produce fair.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com