medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
"Stephen A. Allen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>the crusader confronts the infidel leader and demonstrates
his power by >spliting a bock of something with his iron sword. His
opposite then throws a piece of silk in the air which is severed by his razor
sharp steel blade as it floats down.
>Does this story sound familiar to anyone?
Hollywood.
Tyron Power, i thought, but i can't find the movie on the imdb :
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Power,%20Tyrone
anyway, it was in *some* swashbuckler, from the early '50s, i think.
of course, all those movies were well-founded on Original Sources.
c
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