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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Ask me about Medieval History & Combat.

Wrestlepig: Feb 25, 2011; my mum says im cool; Toilet Rascal

Railtus posted:

Thanks. I had been thinking about this a little more and the chevuauchee also makes a fairly decent Xanatos Gambit ( http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/XanatosGambit ) since it becomes a lose-lose situation for the French. Either the French overextended themselves trying to meet the English or they fail to protect their people.

Just say gambit or plan, no need to insert a nerd vocabulary.

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Wrestlepig: Feb 25, 2011; my mum says im cool; Toilet Rascal

Wiggy Marie posted:

Another question: is there any way to tell how much sense of humor/sarcasm influenced the writings of the time? Basically, is there a method used to try and determine if anything written can't be trusted due to the author's own sense of humor coloring their statements/descriptions?

We know for certain that Chaucer found farts incredibly funny.

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