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(like brother Cadfael from Ellis Peters ...).
>
> Who has not been a knight, but a simple infanterist and sailor.
"... the Welsh man-at-arms ... a man of his word, once given, and utterly
reliable in whatever situation on land or sea, for in both elements he had
long practice behind him." "A light on the road to Woodstock" in "A Rare
Benedictine" (Headline, 1988) page 16.
Chronologically speaking, the introduction of Cadfael since this story
predates "A morbid taste for bones" published many years before.
I do not recognise "infanterist" as a British English term: and IIRC
"Infantryman" is not used before the 16th century.
But sub-knightly status or not, there is a chivilric quality to this
description of the as-yet-unnamed and future Brother Cadfael.
BMC
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