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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > There's also an account of the founding of Thebes in Lydgate's "Siege > of Thebes" (also his continuation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales) in > which the founder measures the land with an ox hide. A seemingly related practice, known from several European cities, including Chartres, was the annual donation by a city of a candle the length of the circuit of its walls. These would be wound up into a skein, and in some instances, people would be assigned to make sure they kept burning through the year. Cheers, Jim Bugslag ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html