Section 30 Wedding (2nd Watch)
In the Middle Ages, when religion was supreme, people's marriages had to be blessed by priests or bishops and other clergy before they could be recognized, ordinary people and ordinary nobles could only invite the priests and priests of their own diocese, while the weddings of great nobles such as dukes and powerful counts would generally be presided over by the bishop of the diocese, but the wedding of the king and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire must be the center of the Europa religion, and the personal blessing of the Holy Father is more powerful and legitimate.
As a vassal baron of Duke Mason, Sir Eve, the eldest son of Baron Wendell, can only invite an ordinary priest in his diocese, so shaved a saint-petern-style priest with a red nose, not because of the cold, but because of the red nose caused by his constant drinking of the wine provided by the Wendell family, from which it can also be seen how much this is a clergyman who loves the blood (wine) of the Holy Son.
When Josephine walked into the chanting room in full costume under the guidance of Sir Ivan, Yves had been waiting patiently under the altar, his bride was only covered with white tassels on her head, not the white bridal makeup that Arold thought would be in later life, and Yves and Josephine were married in the presence of the priest and relatives and friends, and there was thunderous applause in the chanting room, in fact, the applause was not big, but the craftsmen who built this chanting room used the arched pillars and the echo effect of the top very skillfully, The sound of the priest's sermon and the applause of the people was amplified several times.
"Let us bless this newlywed couple in the witness of God." After Yves and Josephine exchanged rings, the maid sprinkled the petals of the basket on them. This season is also thanks to the fact that they can find hardy flowers, and other relatives and friends are saying blessings to them.
"Bless you." Arold looked at the big Yves and the little bird leaning against Josephine beside Ive, and stepped forward to give them a heartfelt blessing.
"Thank you, my brother." Ifu hugged his bride, he felt that he was really the happiest man, and Ifu vowed to work harder in his heart so that his bride could live the best life of this era.
"It's a little bit of my heart." Arold stretched out his right hand, and at this time the personal attendant behind him held a delicate cedar box, which was rectangular and hand-carved with animals such as vines and rabbits. The copper lock of the box is designed so that two fighting elk antlers are interlocked. From the outer packaging, it can be seen that the price of the contents must be expensive, not only Josephine is full of curiosity, but even other nobles can't help but come over.
"Then I'll open it." Josephine took the box and carefully held it in the palm of her hand. The box was heavy, and I didn't know what was inside. When Josephine opened the box. The brass lock made a loud sound, and I saw that the inside of the box was a liner inlaid with red velvet, and a huge yellow and clear stone was placed inside.
"What is this?" Yves saw the yellow, transparent stone. There was actually a red butterfly that was about to flutter its wings and fly, and Josephine picked up the transparent stone and put it cold.
"This is amber, a jewel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, and in pagan cultures it is said that it is condensed from the tears shed by the goddess." Arold introduced to Yves and others that this amber was selected from the treasure of the castle owner after Arold conquered Mecklenburg Castle, and amber wrapped in insects was already rare, and amber wrapped in a beautiful butterfly was even rarer.
"Wow, that's beautiful." Josephine's eyes never took off for a moment at the sight of this rare and precious amber, and it was no wonder that even a man like Arrod was surprised when he saw such a large and rare amber at first sight.
"Priceless, priceless." The nobles present all had envious and jealous looks in their eyes, and they couldn't imagine how rich Arold really was, and this random gift was so precious.
"My lord, according to custom, a gift should be given to the bride and groom, and you must have a gift for the bridegroom, can you show us." When the nobles next to them saw Arold's gift to the bride, they immediately coaxed, and they enthusiastically wanted to see what Arold's gift to Yves was.
"Of course, of course I prepared a gift for my brother that suited his status, but this gift was a bit bulky, so we had to go out to see it." Arold smiled and said to the wedding attendees, then turned and walked out of the chanting room, where everyone hurried after Arold, even Baroness Wendell and Sir Ivan.
I saw that on the thick snow in the courtyard, several of Arold's personal attendants were dragging a large rectangular box from the baggage cart, the box knocked on the ground and splashed snow chips flying, everyone stood aside and looked at each other strangely, this box is much more than Josephine's treasure box, the box is ordinary birch wood and iron bar ring reinforced and tied, this kind of bulky box even ordinary citizens will have, usually for daily clothes and utensils, how valuable can the things in this be?
"Stand up." Arold looked at him with satisfaction, and he was covered with a large coat sewn of otter skin, which had been found in the trunk of the clothes that carried the car, and was a precious garment worn only by the great nobles, and he said to the attendants.
"Squeak~~." The box was so big, almost the height of a man, the squires were too young after all, they struggled to lift one end, Ron and another knight of the Inner House hurriedly stepped forward to help, they only used a little force to erect the heavy box, and the nobles did not understand the purpose of Arrod's erection of the box, at this moment the lid of the wooden box opened, and what appeared in front of everyone was a pair of bright and bright full armor, as if a fully armed knight was packed in a wooden box.
"What is this?" Yves's eyes were about to pop out of his sockets, the armor glowed coldly, the top of the fully enclosed helmet, the whole piece of breastplate, shoulders and the gauntlets of the lobster armor all exuded an alluring sheen, if beauty was born with a love of jewelry, then knights were born with a soft spot for weapons and armor.
"Sheet metal armor, this is a technique only found in the Italian city-states in the south." The well-informed nobles gasped in surprise, at this time the popular armor in Europa was a mixture of chain mail and a small amount of sheet metal armor, and the famous Norman knights were only equipped with chain mail long skirts, but in front of them was a complete set of sheet metal armor, full body armor that matched the proportions of the human body, and anyone could see the beauty and solidity of this armor.
"No, even the southern city-states don't have such exquisite armor, and even if you give this armor to a member of the royal family, it's a gift that is not inferior, Goo." Another nobleman from the Wendell family said, his throat slid as he finished the last sentence, which was the sound he made when he swallowed his saliva, and when he looked around in embarrassment, hoping that no one would notice his gaffe, he found that the others also had expressions of eagerness to swallow the armor, and everyone knew that it was an expensive armor.
"Arrod, are you really going to give me this armor?" Yves finally took his eyes off the armor, he looked at Arold dumbfounded, and stammered to Arrod, such a perfect armor should be deserved by a duke or a member of the royal family, it is certain that a big nobleman must be willing to exchange a piece of territory for such a beautiful armor, does Arold really want to give it to himself?
"That's right, it's a wedding gift for you, I hope you like it." Arold just smiled slightly, this kind of sheet metal armor is made in the Mecklenburg smelting base with the cooperation of hydraulic mechanical hammering and assembly line production, which may be a very rare item for people in this era, but it is easy for Arold.
Arold's words made everyone stand on the spot, this suit of armor is worth at least tens of thousands of silver in their opinion, and the sheet metal armor worth tens of thousands of dollars is a wedding gift, what a heroic and generous move, when people reacted, they couldn't help but applaud vigorously, they were very excited and determined to move closer to Arrod, and the publicity effect was beyond Arrod's expectations.
Yves happily accepted the armor and entered the warehouse where the banquet was held with his brother, where there was not only abundant food and wine, but also a group of entertainers were waiting respectfully around the wooden tables and chairs where the nobles dined, including actors dressed in yellow clowns, musicians playing flutes and harps, and jugglers playing pom-poms in the center of the venue. Relax, laugh loudly, and have fun chatting.
"Dangdang~~." In the middle of the feast, Baron Wendell stood up as the host, and with the knife beside his hand, he struck the silver cup on the table, and the cup made a crisp sound, and everyone stopped making noise, and the musicians put down their instruments.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to dance merrily, and get the boys and girls alive." Baron Wendell opened his arms and announced loudly, and as soon as his words fell, a group of girls in full costume rushed in from outside the warehouse, including maids and commoner children of Fort Lida, as well as aristocratic maidens, who were not bound by class at this time, but ran happily to each seat, pulled up the man they fancied, and jumped hand in hand in the center of the warehouse, and suddenly the musicians played cheerful music again, even if it was snowing outside the house, it was a lively scene here, The cheerful music and the rhythm of people clapping their hands seem to drive away the cold north wind. (To be continued......)