Helmet of St John’s Eve Hidden in Old Memoir
In a fragment from a mystery tale, Alain recalls a silver helmet linked to St John’s Eve. The other character asks about a motto engraved on the visor rim, and Alain confirms he received an English motto for the device.
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St. John’s
Alain
Thomas
Duel of Helmets and the Bruges Armorer Contest
The Duke of Burgundy awards the chief armorer title to Master Jehane Duplessis for a silver helmet claimed to be his work though Alain the apprentice secretly crafted it. Squire Sire Richard exposes Jehane’s deceit as Bruges crowds cheer the rightful creator and the festival city prepares for the Duke’s arrival.
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Iule Alain
Bruges
Flanders
Charles the Bold
Burgundy
Alain
Panentr
Jehane
Jehane Duplessis
Jehae
Thim
Duplessis
Richard
Austin
Varlet
The Duel of Helmets in Bruges Court
The English knight Sire Richard exposes the truth behind Master Jehane Duplessis and his silver helmet. Alain the apprentice is rewarded as Jehane is exposed and the Duke of Burgundy presides over a helmet judging hall with artisans from Bruges, Lille, Ghent, London, and Paris.
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Bataille
Knight
St. Austin
Richard
Geoffrey Chaucer
Messirt
Jehane
Alain
Bruges
Charles the Bold
Charolais
Burgundy
Flanders
Lille
Ghent
London
Paris
Jehane Duplessis
Ard
Odd Language Lament in Leatherbound Seventeen Three
A narrator recalls a leather bound book from Seventeen Naught Three full of S to F substitutions. Little Tom mocks the printer’s long s and lists humorous misreadings caused by antique typography.
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Tom
Little Tom
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