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[poliphilo]

"This girdle, lords," said she, "is made for the most part of mine own hair, which, which when I was yet in the world, i loved full well."



The giant sat at supper, gnawing on a limb of a man, and baking his huge frame by the fire.



At last the strange knight smote him to the earth, and gave him such a buffet on the helm as well-nigh killed him.

Comments

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

I prefer the drop-waisted shackle in the last one to the first one's scrimp-and-save approach to girdle making. Hope she washed it first, at least.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You probably need to know that the giant's vest is embroidered with the beards of all the kings he has slain...