A question for my more knowledgeable friends

[eveglass]

Consider a bard from a culture with an oral tradition (medieval, Norse, Celtic, whatever). How much material, either measured in lines or duration, do you think this person would have known?

Just curious.

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[eveglass.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. Though I said I can get something to 90% performable in somewhat under an hour, that last 10% is make-or-break. It's the difference between remembering all the words and stumbling on the hard parts. To get something to the point where I'd be *willing* to perform it would probably be at least several days (and many repetitions) after I'd got it to 90%.

Incidentally, I've never actually learned "Born on the Listfield." I probably should at some point.