The Armour Archive

Anjouleme

what the hell was the deal with all the rubber ducks being thrown at gulf wars this year?? Someone said they represent rocks......rocks? Didn't our armor minimum protect against hand thrown rocks?? Next year, Sean, we'll bring rubber chipmunks of revenge, appropriately duct taped, of course. K? :tw...

Anjouleme

Shortest list, I've ever seen in Calontir. Should be an interesting tourney. Best of luck to everyone!

Anjouleme

Jean Paul de Sens wrote:
Anjouleme wrote: And the fireworks view from a kayak on the lake is PRIMO!!!
Just so long as you don't get ran over by the Fyrdraca, right ?

JP

Yeah, you Royals are so pushy with your big boats!!!

Hope we didn't ruin your front seat view.

Anjouleme

Halvgrimr wrote: You used a pole?
A REAL prairie harpy would have just used her teeth!

LOL. . . Well, Zach did refer to me as Gollum when I was cackling, hunkered down skinning a catfish on the rocks by the lake. "All fresh and wrrrrrrigggling!"

Anjouleme

I was pretty insular and spent most of Lilies fishing and kayaking, so didn't see a lot of folks. Even as we were repairing tents from saturday morning I had 3 lines in water (as evidenced by the pic below). Can't catch 'em if you're not trying. Had a nice little fish fry on Saturday. And the firewo...

Anjouleme

I think Aron and I may be in the kayaks during the fireworks, but surely we'll come ashore sometime! Hope to see some of you there.

Anjouleme

As I know how much you love harpies, Zip. Here's another shot of my Coronation crest. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dvTdo6OOOzY/SX3jbw6kMDI/AAAAAAAABSc/3mg0PczpSiA/s512/1.jpg Sadly, she was designed to be expendable. She was filled with feathers so that when hit, she'd die in a glorious *POOF* of feathery g...

Anjouleme

I've torn both mine while fighting. The first in 2005 and the 2nd in 2006. The doc did a hamstring graft on both which he claimed would be stronger than my original ACLs within a year of surgery. I've had no issues since the surgery, but the doc happily let me know that we could do this twice more o...

Anjouleme

Windrose also sells them in different shapes and in Bronze, Steel or Brass: http://www.windrosearmoury.com/zc/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=30_23&sort=20a&page=3 Bronze http://www.windrosearmoury.com/zc/images/armour_images/mavv-01.jpg Steel and Brass http://www.windrosearmoury.com/zc/images/armou...

Anjouleme

I have a large wall tent that I bought in 2005 from Blockade Runners. I purchased, with it, the set up kit, which came with poles, ropes, ridge, sleeve and stakes. In short: I love this tent, and for the price it could hardly be passed up at the time. I have no complaints about the canvas whatsoever...

Anjouleme

Hey, Nissan, were you across from Calontir during the ravine battle? I'm trying to discern if that was you across from me several times during that battle. If so, you're taller than you look on TV.

Anjouleme

I too enjoyed meeting everyone! Sorry I didn't get to fight with everyone I wanted to. I had a serious case of vacationitis combined with the fact that I gacked my ankle pretty badly on the first day. I fought a few of the battles, but mostly just enjoyed my war by relaxing on the veranda. Hope ever...

Anjouleme

Most ACL injuries result because the foot plants and the rest of you goes a different direction. My first one was a plant and turn injury. If my shoes weren't as grippy, it MAY not have happened. That said, I stay away from slick soled shoes, for the most part. The injuries I get when biffing could ...

Anjouleme

Jonathon More wrote:
Anjouleme wrote:There is a Calontir contingent planning on coming. At the moment, I plan to be among them.
any of the golden sea marines in the contingent?

Not sure yet. I'd have to do some inquiries.

Anjouleme

But, I wonder, were you using FRICTION tape or "athletic" tape? Friction tape looks like athletic tape, but has sticky all over it. I HATE that stuff, it sticks to everything and after a long fight I have to PEEL my hand off the grip, yuck. but regular cloth athletic tape I have never really had a ...

Anjouleme

Hey all, Good suggestions so far. Nissan, I'll take you up on that if I can catch you at war. At the least I'd love to see what your swords look like, especially if you're using a trigger. I do shave my handles to fit my hand and create a more oblong shape instead of round. That works to some degree...

Anjouleme

DO WANT!!! Man, I so need to figure out how to make a cross hilted sword work for me. The coolness factor makes me think it's worth it more and more. What are the hangups? Maybe I can help. Started a new thread so as not to derail Vitus' thread: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?...

Anjouleme

Posting this so as not to derail Vitus' thread with his cool cross hilted sword and rondel dagger + awesome scabbards. So green with envy. As I alluded in that thread, I really would like to regularly use cross hilted swords someday, but I 've always had issue with them. I have never been able to gr...

Anjouleme

There is a Calontir contingent planning on coming. At the moment, I plan to be among them.

Anjouleme

DO WANT!!!

Man, I so need to figure out how to make a cross hilted sword work for me. The coolness factor makes me think it's worth it more and more.

Anjouleme

Ditto. I'll be your Huckleberry! :) I can offer "tour guide" services on the pick up field. Sometimes it is easy to get sucked in to the wrong pool because your alone or shy. It helps to have someone point out people who would do more good than harm. THIS. As for finding fights? Stand around on the ...

Anjouleme

Halvgrimr wrote:PS, Anjouleme/Cassandra....that pic makes my thighs sweat:P

That's just because you remember how damn humid and hot it is at Lilies.

Anjouleme

I can offer "tour guide" services on the pick up field. Sometimes it is easy to get sucked in to the wrong pool because your alone or shy. It helps to have someone point out people who would do more good than harm. Frieman, Likewise, I can help in this capacity to some degree, if Sean is not availa...

Anjouleme

I'll be there sometime round the beginning of the whole shebang.

Edited to add pic collage done by a friend. If you see me in any of these states, some say "hi"
[img]http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/imag ... 40fe34.jpg[/img]

Anjouleme

Damn that Paco and his oily hide. . . not to mention his fendoshi with the pinwheel coming out of it.

Regardless, Richard, you're the bomb.

Anjouleme

Isabella E wrote:Haha Jess we should meet sometime. I've never been what is considered traditionally feminine at all and I gave up trying to do it to please other people ages ago.

Ditto. . . .

But consider that perhaps these traits are the that very thing that allows us to truly "hang" in SCA combat.

Anjouleme

If I know I threw a light blow but they are still rocked.... Now what? Now you stop throwing light. Keep shaking her up. She has to learn to participate at the "normal" level everyone else is at or decide she doesn't want to do this. These are the only acceptable choices. Do anything else and you a...

Anjouleme

I also don't feel the need to knock any fighter into next week who is new and has no appreciable defence. I have hit female fighters "light" and then when they took it explained that I believed I threw a light blow. I have sometimes been told that is ok but they still felt shaken by it and would st...

Anjouleme

If, if, if you can find a group that does it, try Polocrosse. If you're near Texas that probably won't be too hard. I played for a years and I've found NOTHING better to 1) train your hindbrain in seat balance and leg control at all SORTS of strange angles, 2) teach you how to use an implement aroun...

Anjouleme

One more vote for "Barber (ed) _The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince_ " This is one of my favorite books on the 14th C with letters between Edward III and his son as well as accounts from the herald of one of my favorite knights of the period: Sir John Chandos, who was, basically, one of the P...

Anjouleme

Vitus, you see much more than I realized. Thank you for posting this. I can attest that I, personally, have experienced ALL of the six points you make. I can also attest that all of them, with staying power, self awareness, and determination, are surmountable. As for differences, it's been said here...

Anjouleme

sean of the chipendales wrote:Hey!!!! Does this tabard make me look fat?

No, the squirrels in your pants make you look fat. Just sayin'. . . . lose the squirrels.

Or are they chipmunks????

NO DON'T SHOW US!

Anjouleme

My deepest apologies if my comments stirred this up here, prematurely. These were the very rumors spreading all over facebook that I was hoping were just that: rumors. I am so very heartbroken to find them corroborated. To Sven, Blaine, Auggie, Tayisia, and all others close to her, my deepest empath...

Anjouleme

Can someone with first hand knowledge please provide an update? There are some pretty heartbreaking rumors flying about Calontir right now. . . Please please please tell us what's going on.

Anjouleme

The song in question, written in great part by my knight many many many years ago: The Hampster Song Words: verses 1,2,3 and 5 Chrystofer Kensor, verse 4, the thugs, verses 6 and 7 Andrixos Seljukroctonis Music: The Ballad of the Green Berets Fighting hampsters from the sky, Some will live and some ...

Re: What the DUCK!!!!!!!!!

Issues with gripping cross hilted swords