Ivanhoe

King Richard is in prison, and the Saxons were mightily oppressed. Here we met with two people, Gurth, a born thrall, or slave, and a jester, both Saxons. Neither of them is happy with the state of things, and Gurth speaks angrily of the Normans. The jester reminds him to be cautious in speaking of their overlords. They do not like to have their servants speak ill of them. The jester wore a purple tunic, with a short cloak that was very wide, of yellow. The tunic at one time had been splotched in an attempt to paint grotesque figures on it. He wore red and yellow hosen, to complete his appearance. The swineherd, Gurth, wore a tunic of skin, with the fur left on, but it had fallen off in many places. He wore sandals, as did his companion, and had bark wrapped around his calves for leggings. They collected the swine, and headed back to the castle, because guests were coming, and the jester would be wanted. More later Bell