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− | | name | + | | name = Poem of the Pel |
− | | alternative title(s) | + | | alternative title(s) = ''Knyghthode and Bataile'' |
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− | | image | + | | image = File:Royal Library No.20 B.XI Pel.jpg |
− | | width | + | | width = 225px |
− | | caption | + | | caption = "The Attack of the Pel, A.D. 1300" (1842) |
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− | | full title | + | | full title = |
− | | also known as | + | | also known as = |
− | | author(s) | + | | author(s) = [[author::John Neele]] |
− | | ascribed to | + | | ascribed to = Robert Parker |
− | | compiled by | + | | compiled by = |
− | | illustrated by | + | | illustrated by = |
− | | patron | + | | patron = Viscount Beaumont |
− | | dedicated to | + | | dedicated to = |
− | | audience | + | | audience = |
− | | language | + | | language = [[language::Middle English]] |
− | | date | + | | date = [[year::1458-1460]] |
− | | state of existence | + | | state of existence = |
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− | | genre | + | | genre = [[type::Fencing manual]] |
− | | series | + | | series = |
− | | archetype(s) | + | | archetype(s) = |
− | | manuscript(s) | + | | manuscript(s) = {{plainlist |
− | | principal manuscript(s)= | + | | [[Knyghthode and Bataile (MS.243)|MS 243]] (1458-1460) |
− | | first printed edition = | + | | [[Knyghthode and Bataile (Cotton MS Titus A XXIII)|Cotton MS Titus A xxiii]] (ca. 1500) |
+ | | [[Knyghthode and Bataile (Ashmole MS 45 II)|Ashmole MS 45 II]] (ca. 1500) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | | principal manuscript(s) = | ||
+ | | first printed edition = | ||
| wiktenauer compilation by=[[Michael Chidester]] | | wiktenauer compilation by=[[Michael Chidester]] | ||
− | | website | + | | website = [http://www.cddc.vt.edu/host/imev/record.php?recID=4982 Digital Index of Middle <br/>English Verse] |
− | | below | + | | below = |
}} | }} | ||
− | The so-called '''"Poem of the Pel"''' is a | + | The so-called '''"Poem of the Pel"''' is a segment of the [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::English]] [[war book]] ''Knyghthode and Bataile'' ("Knighthood and Battle"), written between 1458 and 1460 by [[John Neele]];<ref>Daniel Wakelin. [http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-129970406/the-occasion-author-and-readers-of-knyghthode-and "The Occasion, Author, and Readers of Knyghthode and Bataile".] ''Medium Aevum'', vol. 73 iss. 2. Fall 2004.</ref> this treatise is itself an elaborate verse paraphrase of [[Flavius Vegetius Renatus]]' treatise on warfare ''De re militari'' (ca. 390). The poem has often been misattributed to Robert Parker due to its many similarities to Parker's contemporary work ''On Husbondrie''. There are three known copies of the text, an archetype (the [[Knyghthode and Bataile (MS.243)|MS 243]]) and two 16th century copies (the [[Knyghthode and Bataile (Cottonian MS Titus A.xxiii)|Cottonian MS Titus A.xxiii]] and the [[Knyghthode and Bataile (Ashmole MS 45 II)|Ashmole MS 45, part II]]). |
The "Poem of the Pel" forms part of a longer passage in the text about individual martial training, one of the few texts from this period that treats this topic. The complete section is listed below; note that only the six stanzas beginning with the second on fol. 5v discuss the actual training of swordsmanship, and these are what most practitioners recognize as the 'poem'. | The "Poem of the Pel" forms part of a longer passage in the text about individual martial training, one of the few texts from this period that treats this topic. The complete section is listed below; note that only the six stanzas beginning with the second on fol. 5v discuss the actual training of swordsmanship, and these are what most practitioners recognize as the 'poem'. | ||
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== Treatise == | == Treatise == | ||
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− | ! {{rating| | + | ! <p>{{rating|start|Incomplete Modernizion}}<br/>by [[Benjamin "Casper" Bradak]]</p> |
− | by [[Benjamin "Casper" Bradak]] | + | ! <p>[[Poem of the Pel (MS.243)|Cambridge Version]] (1458-1460)<br/>Transcription open for editing</p> |
− | ! [[Poem of the Pel (MS.243)|Cambridge Version]] (1458-1460) | + | ! <p>[[Poem of the Pel (Cottonian MS Titus A.xxiii)|London Version]] (ca. 1500)</p> |
− | + | ! <p>[[Poem of the Pel (Ashmole MS 45 II)|Oxford Version]] (ca. 1500)</p> | |
− | ! [[Poem of the Pel (Cottonian MS Titus A.xxiii)|London Version]] (ca. 1500) | ||
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− | ! [[Poem of the Pel (Ashmole MS 45 II)|Oxford Version]] (ca. 1500) | ||
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− | | <poem>To warde & wacche an oste it is to lerne | + | | class="noline" | <poem>To warde & wacche an oste it is to lerne |
Both holsom is that f[v]lly and necessary, | Both holsom is that f[v]lly and necessary, | ||
Withinne a pale an oste is to gouerne, | Withinne a pale an oste is to gouerne, | ||
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For faute of wacch, ha worthi not myscheved | For faute of wacch, ha worthi not myscheved | ||
Now late, and al to rathe ? Is this nat preved ?</poem> | Now late, and al to rathe ? Is this nat preved ?</poem> | ||
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+ | | title = Copyright and License Summary | ||
+ | | width = 100% | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|discussion page]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <section begin="sourcebox"/>{{sourcebox header}} | ||
+ | {{sourcebox | ||
+ | | work = Translation | ||
+ | | authors = [[translator::Benjamin "Casper" Bradak]] | ||
+ | | source link = http://manytwol.blogspot.com/2010/07/poem-of-pell.html | ||
+ | | source title= Man yt Wol | ||
+ | | license = copyrighted | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{sourcebox | ||
+ | | work = [[Knyghthode and Bataile (MS.243)|Cambridge Version]] | ||
+ | | authors = Anonymous | ||
+ | | source link = http://allpoetry.com/poem/8525663-Knyghthode_and_Bataile-by-Anonymous_British | ||
+ | | source title= Allpoetry.com | ||
+ | | license = public domain 0 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | | work = [[Knyghthode and Bataile (Cottonian MS Titus A.xxiii)|London Version]] | ||
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+ | | license = | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | | work = [[Knyghthode and Bataile (Ashmole MS 45 II)|Oxford Version]] | ||
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+ | | source link = | ||
+ | | source title= | ||
+ | | license = | ||
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== Additional Resources == | == Additional Resources == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 03:26, 20 October 2023
Poem of the Pel | |
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Knyghthode and Bataile | |
"The Attack of the Pel, A.D. 1300" (1842) | |
Author(s) | John Neele |
Ascribed to | Robert Parker |
Patron | Viscount Beaumont |
Date | 1458-1460 |
Genre | Fencing manual |
Language | Middle English |
Manuscript(s) |
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Concordance by | Michael Chidester |
Website | Digital Index of Middle English Verse |
The so-called "Poem of the Pel" is a segment of the 15th century English war book Knyghthode and Bataile ("Knighthood and Battle"), written between 1458 and 1460 by John Neele;[1] this treatise is itself an elaborate verse paraphrase of Flavius Vegetius Renatus' treatise on warfare De re militari (ca. 390). The poem has often been misattributed to Robert Parker due to its many similarities to Parker's contemporary work On Husbondrie. There are three known copies of the text, an archetype (the MS 243) and two 16th century copies (the Cottonian MS Titus A.xxiii and the Ashmole MS 45, part II).
The "Poem of the Pel" forms part of a longer passage in the text about individual martial training, one of the few texts from this period that treats this topic. The complete section is listed below; note that only the six stanzas beginning with the second on fol. 5v discuss the actual training of swordsmanship, and these are what most practitioners recognize as the 'poem'.
Contents
Treatise
Poem of the Pile
Copyright and License Summary
Additional Resources
The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.
- Strutt, Joseph (1876). The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England. Ed. by William Hone. London: Chatto and Windus. ISBN 978-1145708389.
- Vegetius Renatus, Publius Flavius (1935). Knyghthode and Bataile: A XVth Century Verse Paraphrase of Flavius Vegetius Renatus' Treatise 'De Re Militari'. Ed. by Roman Dyboski; Zygfryd Marjan Arend. Early English Text Society. ISBN 978-0859916943.
- Wakelin, Daniel (2004). "The Occasion, Author, and Readers of Knyghthode and Bataile." Medium Aevum 73: 260-272.
- Wakelin, Daniel (2005). "Scholarly Scribes and the Creation of Knyghthode and Bataile." English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700 14: 26-45.
References
- ↑ Daniel Wakelin. "The Occasion, Author, and Readers of Knyghthode and Bataile". Medium Aevum, vol. 73 iss. 2. Fall 2004.