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Winemaker
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26th Nov 11 at 02:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can some-one enlighten me as to the purpose of touching the shoulders with
the sword during the Knighthood ceremony, I have heard and read several differing
opinions.
kazazza
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26th Nov 11 at 06:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Off the top of my head I'd say because that's what they did when they appointed someone a knight back the olden days, could be completely wrong though...
kazazza
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"The squire knelt in front of the lord, who tapped the squire lightly on each shoulder with his sword and proclaimed him a knight. This was symbolic of what occurred in earlier times. In the earlier middle ages, the person doing the dubbing would actually hit the squire forcefully, knocking him over. After the dubbing, a great feast followed with music and dancing. "

Couldn't imagine the queen doing that
Ben G
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26th Nov 11 at 11:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i would love it if the queen did that to some oldie and they had a heart attack
Jake
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26th Nov 11 at 11:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i would love it if the queen did that to some oldie and they had a heart attack


bet you would you horrible essex bellpiece
Ben G
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26th Nov 11 at 11:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i will rip your 17.25'' bicep off the bone.
Jake
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26th Nov 11 at 11:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
17.25 flexed, 16" relaxed
Hammer
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26th Nov 11 at 13:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would love it if someone did it to the queen, knocking her head clean from her shoulders.
Winemaker
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26th Nov 11 at 22:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have read up on the ritual/procedure if you like but, the actual dubbing on the shoulder...can not
seem to find any purpose of that act. An ol' fella' from Yorkshire told me that it basically represented
along the lines of 'See my sword, your MY Knight, if you don't honor me I can have your head.'

 
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