Talk:Trencher (tableware)

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[edit] Dual use of the term

Significant changes, but the main point is that a trencher is not simply a piece of bread, but the word is commonly used for a plate or dish of wood or metal that marked the place of a diner at a medieval feast. The piece of bread was commonly placed on this and was also known as a trencher.

So, this article ought not to be 'Trencher (bread)' but some other term, and disambiguation carried out. --Dumarest 16:25, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, User: Tom harrison - I often get the references backwards. And adding 'Trencherman' to this piece is a good idea. --Dumarest 11:51, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again. Trencherman is in what I now feel is the corect place. But, still, this is not a food item, and the title and the categorization I think ought to be changed, but I don't know enough about the format of Wiki to suggest a specific change. --Dumarest 14:59, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't know much about the categorization system. I see we have Portal:Food; maybe someone there would know. This page is pretty short. We might look around for an opportunity to merge it with another, or to combine a few similar topics into one. Tom Harrison ^Talk 16:45, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't recommend merging it. There's tons of material that can be written about trenchers. Just read a few books on medieval and early modern cuisine and you'll see what I mean.

Peter ^Isotalo 08:17, 20 March 2007 (UTC)