Murder at the War Quotes

“Master Petrog liked authenticity only to the point past which lay fleas, dirt, and food poisoning.”
― Mary Monica Pulver, Murder at the War: A Modern-Day Mystery With a Medieval Setting

“[W]hatever drew people to the Society for Creative Anachronism, it wasn't a passion for order or timeliness.”
― Mary Monica Pulver, Murder at the War: A Modern-Day Mystery With a Medieval Setting

“[T]wenty-three years ago in Berkeley, California, a group of college students, history majors, threw a party with a medieval theme. Everyone who came had to dress medievally and behave chivalrously. They did their research, learned some authentic dances which they danced to authentic music, served a feast with authentic recipes. And some of the guys put on a display of foot jousting with wooden swords. The winner was crowned king, and he knighted some of the the other fighters. Everyone had so much fun, they did it again. And again. Pretty soon they were a club--and now we're a non-profit, educational, international organization of people who research and selectively recreate the Middle Ages. By selectively, I mean we leave out fleas, dirt, and intolerance.”
― Mary Monica Pulver, Murder at the War: A Modern-Day Mystery With a Medieval Setting

“There have always been barbarians waiting at civilization's gate for someone to forget to lock up at night. I think they're kind of authentic.”
― Mary Monica Pulver, Murder at the War: A Modern-Day Mystery With a Medieval Setting

“At the Queen's Ransom event in Talltowers, I saw someone in jeans and a big-sleeved shirt he bought in a department store. He kept trying to borrow pieces of armor so he could try out for fighting. Disgraceful!”
― Mary Monica Pulver, Murder at the War: A Modern-Day Mystery With a Medieval Setting