One in the eye...

[Hevra]

Not if they were jousting at knight.

I'll get my coat..

Hevra

[oracleslave]

You'd have thought he would have seen it coming

[BoredBloke]

You'd have thought he would have seen it coming

[Zorba]

How could a splinter in his eye cause him to die? I could understand if he'd lost the eye, but to actually kill him, it must have been a big splinter. Or MRSA.

Actually, it happened to Roger Moore in a film where he played a knight. But the whole lance went into his eye. Not really of course, just in the film.

Pity.

[Moose423956]

How could a splinter in his eye cause him to die? I could understand if he'd lost the eye, but to actually kill him, it must have been a big splinter. Or MRSA.

Actually, it happened to Roger Moore in a film where he played a knight. But the whole lance went into his eye. Not really of course, just in the film.

[Churchill]

A splinter?

Yeah, a 12 foot splinter with a knight riding a horse on the other end of it!

[TheFaQQer]

At least they won't be broadcasting the re-enactment.

Of course, they could have tied it in with a phone-in vote to see whether people think he'll live or not. Except that the result would be rigged.

[threaded]

I'm often minded that an ancient soldier would way prefer a modern battlefield, what with the chance of either a sudden death or advanced medical treatment. No lingering about for months to die.

[chasingtheaurora]

Ouch.

[DS23]

blimey. death by splinter.

[zeitghost]

for Time Team...

Nasty.

Very.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7056583.stm