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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: Morgan on June 16, 2006, 16:34:13
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Prima noctis means something like "right to the first night", and is an old sort of law from the medieval ages. Whenever a common girl got married, the local lord or nobleman had the right to her on the first night of her marriage. :-* :o
It's easy to understand that this was not popular among the commoners, and not all lords demanded this right. In some litterateur prima noctis was the spark that started a local riot. It is well illustrated in the movie Braveheart with Mel Gibson. ;)
As the perfect toy Playmobil is, it has of course captured prima noctis in the cool set 3627.
The pictures on the box tells their own story. Let me show you :yup:
(Sorry for the poor quality on the photos, I had to tilt the box to get rid of the reflection).
The stars are as follow:
Bride
Groom
Priest
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More stars:
Mother-in-law
Father-in-law
Roving hunter (guest to the wedding)
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Dinner or a gift
And finally the local lord.
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Our story starts at the wedding. :D Everybody are happy, drinking, dancing, eating and playing the instruments. :lol: :**:
But suddenly, the lord appears. He will demand his prima noctis. The priest sees this, and fearing the lord's demand might start a riot, he tries to buy the lord of with bear. Best thing is to it fast, before the weddingguests can see the lord. It can be seen on the front of the box:
(http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/3627.jpg)
But oh no, the lord becomes angry, draws his sword. >:D And even worse, the roving hunter has noticed that the lord is here, he is looking in our direction. How will this end?? :0
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Naturally, the roving hunter kills the lord with a single arrow. :o He is then buried under a huge oak tree.
In that way, nobody will ever find out he was killed. Because if they did, the hunter would get a price on his head. He would be hunted down and hanged by the lord's henchmen. :-\
But fear not, the groom has a perfect plan. The roving hunter can easily hide inside a empty barrel of beer ;D
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I know it as "droite de Seigneur" - but it comes down to the same ;D
Anyway - I can see your point; though I prefer to see it as a game of squaffing :-[
Bogro
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The wedding now know they will go free. There will be no prima noctis, the evil lord is dead, no riot and none of them will ever be punished. :**:
This is celebrated by drinking a gigantic barrel of beer. Notice that even the priest is so drunk that he cannot stand up straight 0) ;)
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Killing of the lord was the perfect crime. Not a single person will ever know about it, because there were no witnesses.
Or were there.....
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well, this was just my 2 cents about the 3627. I love the historical perfectness of Playmobil :lol:
Thanks for reading :wave:
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That's a great story, kristian, and a great use of the box art. :)
In the UK we use the term droite de siegneurtoo.
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LOL Kristian! That was very funny - as well as informative! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I really must pay more attention to the pics on the sides of the boxes! :o
I never noticed the pic of the priest who's so 'merry' that he can't stand up before. :lol:
Thanks for giving us your interpretation of the set, Kristian. :)
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Thanks for a brilliant bit of story-telling, Kristian ...
Dan Brown better watch out, as your story was as good as "The Da Vinci Code" ... :)
All the best,
Richard
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Kristian,
I havent looked at the box in a very long time.
I ppreciate your telling us of the tale of the wedding.
I am glad the hunter was never discovered and everyone lived long and prosperous lifes.
M
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.... I am glad the hunter was never discovered and everyone lived long and prosperous lifes.
Except for the Lord ... and he was only after some harmless fun 0)
Bogro
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Through internet I just discovered the probable profession of the mother-in-law.
The clue is in the red bonnet ;D
Bogro
This is it: and the cities of Bern and Zurich ordered that red caps must be worn by women soliciting for sex
more information can be found here:
feral kitty (http://feralkittycatwrites.blogspot.com/2006/06/regulation-of-prostitution-in-medieval.html)
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Through internet I just discovered the probable profession of the mother-in-law.
The clue is in the red bonnet ;D
Bogro
This is it:
more information can be found here:
feral kitty (http://feralkittycatwrites.blogspot.com/2006/06/regulation-of-prostitution-in-medieval.html)
That's a VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE (http://feralkittycatwrites.blogspot.com/2006/06/regulation-of-prostitution-in-medieval.html) ...
This sentence from the summation is also a bit thought provoking. "The selling of one's body in return for money or sustenance upon which to live is a dehumanizing act."
I wonder if this statement might also be applicable to athletes in professional sports who take money to participate in activities that over time causes irreparable damage and stress to their bodies ... ???
Thanks for the link, Bogro.
And, all the best,
Richard
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I didn't say I'd agree with it.
But that's just what comes from the original texts.
makes you wonder what the designer(s) of this set were actually thinking off when they were working on it ;-)
After all - she might be a "left-over" from last nights stag-party :-D
Bogro
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Interesting article Bogro.
This set becomes more and more naughty... ;D
Now I cannot stop thinking that the "father-in-law" may not be the father at all. I'm sure the "priest" is the real father. In more than one way, that is... ;)
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I liked your story and ideas. However as an English man I must draw exception to Braveheart which was the biggest pile of un-historic and anti-English film ever until The Patriot which had English soldiers re-enacting Nazi atrocities from WWII. I just realized they were both from Mel Gibbson who of course isn't racist in anyway shape or form. Must just be a figment of my imagination. Still you got to love that priest