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Thanks, Mitchell, this is fascinating. I'm following up the links as a truce from writing a Research Environment Statement! 'Barley gates' was the term I remember my parents (Edinburgh people) saying they had used as children. Best wishes Bill William Gray Professor of Literary History and Hermeneutics Department of English University of Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PE +44 (0)1243 816000 ________________________________________ From: H-Net Discussion List on Folklore and Ethnology [H-FOLK@H-NET.MSU.EDU] on behalf of Mitchell Owen Harrop [m.harrop@PGRAD.UNIMELB.EDU.AU] Sent: 22 October 2009 06:11 To: H-FOLK@H-NET.MSU.EDU Subject: Re: [H-FOLK] Query: Truce terms in online multiplayer games Hi Bill, Opie&Opie have barley as being related to barlay. Medieval knights would shake hands (to show they were not armed) and literally offer their opponents barlay. I think the pearly was a later corruption (?) and there was a rhyme with it. If I come across it again I will fwd it. The wikipedia page has a very nice summary if you're interested. A good read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truce_terms I find it interesting to talk to friends and see what words they used to use. Some of them used to have to say a word and cross their fingers, or be touching something blue or all manner of crazy things. These are a few of the more popular terms: Arley, Ballow, Bar, Barbee, Barley, Barley-bay, Barley-bees, Barley-o, Barley-play, Barleys, Barrels, Bars, Bees, Blobs, Boosey, Creams, Creases, Cree, Cribs, Croggies, Crosses, Cross Keys, Cruce, Den, Denny, Exes, Eggshell (I’m in my), Fains, Fainties, Finns, Flix, Free, Keppies, Keys, Kings, Kings exe (USA < 1950), Locks, Nicks/Nix, Nibs (NZ), Parley, Pax, Peas, Pegs (NZ), Peril, Pouce (France), Queens, Quits, Scores, Scases, Screase, Screams, Scree, Screws, Scribs, Squibs, Scrogs, Squoggies, Skinch, Snakes, Snecks, Squits, Time-Out (USA > 1950), Truce, Trucie, Twigs, Vains, Vainties. -mitchell > Dear Mitchell > > Not at all my field, but your email reminds of another term we used to use > when I was growing up on the streets of the East End of Glasgow in the > 1950s-60s: 'Keys'. I remember reading somewhere that 'Barley' is supposed > to be related to 'Pearly' as in Gates, so I guess 'keys' would fit with > that. Don't if this helps or makes sense, but thank you anyway for evoking > those far-away days! > > Best wishes for your research > Bill > > William Gray > Professor of Literary History and Hermeneutics > Department of English > University of Chichester > West Sussex PO19 6PE > +44 (0)1243 816000 > ________________________________________ > From: H-Net Discussion List on Folklore and Ethnology > [H-FOLK@H-NET.MSU.EDU] on behalf of ELO-HANNA SELJAMAA > [seljamaa.1@BUCKEYEMAIL.OSU.EDU] > Sent: 21 October 2009 07:31 > To: H-FOLK@H-NET.MSU.EDU > Subject: [H-FOLK] Query: Truce terms in online multiplayer games > > From: Mitchell Owen Harrop <m.harrop@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au> > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:39 AM > > Hello, > > I'm a PhD student in the wonderful area of computer games research. In my > current research project I've found truce terms in use amongst adults > playing online computer games. I've been looking at literature in the > area, including: > > Opie, I. and P. Opie (1959). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. > Oxford, Clarendon Press. > > Which has a chapter on obtaining respite in games/play using words like > barley, pax, kings etc. I've found a few other short mentions of truce > terms in other books and articles but nothing lengthy. > > Does anyone know of any other studies addressing truce terms? Perhaps on a > specific term like barley rather than on the broader topic. > > I'm also having a bit of trouble getting copies of: > > Beckwith I, Shirley R. (1975), "Truce Terms: a Lincolnshire Survey", > Local Historian 11 (8): 441�4 > > Roud. K. & S. (1989), "Truce Terms in Croydon, Surrey, 1988", Talking > Folklore 7: 15�20 > > Any help would be much appreciated. I'm also happy to chat about my > current findings with anyone even mildly interested. > > Mitchell Harrop > Department of Information Systems > The University of Melbourne >
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