Word: cariadoc
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...broadswords and spears. The bodies of fallen warriors littered the ground as beautiful damsels cheered their champions on to victory or wept when they met defeat. At last, the forces of the Middle Kingdom, led by their sovereign, King Andrew of Seldom Rest, burst into the stronghold of King Cariadoc of the Kingdom of the East. Cariadoc fell to the ground, mortally wounded by King Andrew's spear, and the triumphant army gathered round King Andrew to celebrate their victory and plot an invasion of the Kingdom of the West...
...truth, King Cariadoc is a Columbia University physicist named David Friedman, and the valiant knight who "slew" him is a male nurse from Toledo named Andrew Holly. The clash of their armies near Waterford, Pa., last weekend was brutal but bloodless. It was merely another lovingly re-created medieval spectacle staged by the Society for Creative Anachronism, a six-year-old organization whose 3,000 members are in love with the Middle Ages. They like nothing better than dressing in replicas of medieval clothing, adopting such names as Sir Thorvald the Grim and playing Knight...
These activities, however, are merely a backdrop for the main business of the tournament: fighting. As in Round Table days, the combat gets under way after some flowery challenges. At last week's tourney, for instance, King Cariadoc said to his opposite number: "Gentle coz, it is a good day to die," offering a grave to each of the Middle Kingdom's warriors. Replied King Andrew: "It is also a good day to kill, and we keep a garden...
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