The Welsh at Scarby

[SirRichardBear]

There are Irish, Scots, French, German, Swiss, etc but I don't see may other with Welsh characters or persona.   Like to change that would like to see a group of Welsh playtons.

[LadyShadow]

That does sound interesting.  Wish I could make it to Scarby more often to see that happen.

[Welsh Wench]

*raises hand*

Over here! Over here!

Ooops! I guess we are at BayArea Renfest...

The Welsh have an exciting history. Unfortunately England took us over and swallowed up a good chunk of it.

But the lyrical muse is still there. Who else could give you Dylan Thomas, Richard Burton and Tom Jones? 

[VIII]

Peter O'Toole grew up in Wales, as well.

[cyberrennie]

So was Captain Morgan.....I believe.

[Welsh Wench]

As was Bartholomew Roberts!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Welsh_people

[Drac]

The Tudors are Welsh.

Drac

[Nicolas-Antoine]

So is Catherine Zeta-Jones. Hubba hubba.

[lilaney]

What would make them standout as Welsh?
Irish, Scots, French, German, & Swiss have a 'style' that distinguishes them as 'not english'.
(clothing, mannerism, and accent)

Because I am not informed at all about the Welsh, what is it that makes them different
enough that it would be noticeable and particularly 'not english' about them?

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

What would make them standout as Welsh?
Irish, Scots, French, German, & Swiss have a 'style' that distinguishes them as 'not english'.
(clothing, mannerism, and accent)

Because I am not informed at all about the Welsh, what is it that makes them different
enough that it would be noticeable and particularly 'not english' about them?

They have a third eye, lass, located on the back of their heads... so they can always can see where they've been.  Hind sight is always 20-20.


Then there are those annoying horns that poke up through their hair...

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

By God! *smacks forehead*  i almost forgot about their tails!  They eat small children too...

[lilaney]

Okay.. so aside from the one giant swear word in this gent's info box.. this YouTub is very funny..
It is pro-Welsh, just so you know going in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9uMJovuA_Y
It made me giggle, and I am not so sure it is the leading example used to help me in this
dilemma of not knowing much about the Welsh.

[Bonny Pearl]

What would make them standout as Welsh?
Irish, Scots, French, German, & Swiss have a 'style' that distinguishes them as 'not english'.
(clothing, mannerism, and accent)

Because I am not informed at all about the Welsh, what is it that makes them different
enough that it would be noticeable and particularly 'not english' about them?

I did a little search on clothing and found on one of the SCA sites 'that Welsh attire was pretty much the same as English, or English was pretty much the same as Welsh', lol.  Perhaps because of close proximity, etc...

So I guess the Welsh language would be the major difference.

[SirRichardBear]

The Welsh the Monmouth cap  kinda like a ski cap was around since the 1400's in Wales.   Wales was a center for sheep rising so most clothing would have been woolen and plaids were common but in pants not kilt. I suspect that the average Welsh would be thought English or Scottish depending on if he was wearing Plaid or not.

http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/clothesculture.htm  has a picture of Welsh national dress but its from the seventeeth century you can see that it could easly be confusted with Scottish low land attire.