langhe arme ende wide hande, hebben de heren van de lande

03:16 Nov 27, 2006
Flemish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - History
Flemish term or phrase: langhe arme ende wide hande, hebben de heren van de lande
Flemish rhyme about the disparity between the rich and poor during the peasant revolt in Flanders (1323-1328)
Footnoted in the book "A Plague of Insurrection: Popular Politics and Peasant Revolt in Flanders 1323-1328" by William H. TeBrake
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3peasants have long arms and big hands ...
Paul Peeraerts


  

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peasants have long arms and big hands ...


Explanation:
This is the literal translation, but I suppose there is another deeper meaning ...

Paul Peeraerts
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