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Balin50

Archery= Laurel Balin I don't know. Is the Order of the Laurel, as practiced in the SCA, the right place for someone whose expertise is in the combat arts? It seems more odd to place these warlike fellows in the midst of illustrators and embroiderers than to place them within the chivalry. Neither ...

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Are you saying it wasn't? Heck if we(sca) are going to allow them to fight then they get to work towards the fighting peerage. Balin <snip> Fencing was used by rogues and thugs <snip> Balin Oh? Really? That's about as accurate as a 40lb sword, and tipping a knight on his back so he couldn't get up a...

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Fair enough my answer was a reason that i was told. I originally thought they should just be part of the fighting peerage since they fight in the SCA. That went over like a Lead balloon let me tell you [quote="dukelogan"]brother balin, i would disagree with you on one thing. in atlantia, a...

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Unless there's some sort of safe manner to discard your bow, though, just drawing your seax and going at it is just plain stupid, and unsafe. A polearm is one thing, it's not under tension and if it breaks, well, it's replaceable. A bow is an expensive piece of equipment that is under a high degree...

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I really wonder about this idea some of us have that medieval archers only fired en masse. If someone could show me reasonable documentation that medieval archers were only used en masse, I would be grateful for the lesson. Frankly, why does this even matter in the SCA context? Here are the only qu...

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No. After 40 years a new peerage will be treated as a lower peer. CA is not worthy of a peerage ever. Fencing was used by rogues and thugs and even in the SCA the tourneys and battles lend to that same thread of thugs. Not peerlike sorry. BTW i think it is pretty cool and had it been as big when i s...

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SWEET!

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ask on another thread as well, but does anyone know where i can get a copy of Les Lansquenets? Its a CD. THanks for any help. My google foo only could find sites in EU had to translate them

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Anybody know where i can get a copy of Les Lansquenets? its a CD

Thanks
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Sample if you want to listen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0szqSd0o ... re=related

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Learn to love purple and yellow

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Because it is unfair, unsafe, and unchivalrous.

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Aten 101
Fighters not Targets

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Gobo helm sweet

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I wasn't aware there was a wednesday practice. You are in a huge pool of fighting Lets see sunday out in glendale is sun dragons practice. weds is BoA practice at Encanto park at 7pm and thurs in Twin moons. There are also several private practices around the valley. And about 60 mins south in Tucs...

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InsaneIrish wrote:
Dragon_Argent wrote:
BTW do people have favourite films set in the 16thC?

Flesh and Blood:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089153/

Beat me to it

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http://www.kokotech.net/bty/

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First knight ....Sean what were you thinking

Terrible

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Here is a link to a bunch of pics.

http://www.kokotech.net/bty/

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Here is this year. Still need cook tent, and a wagon are next. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/balin50/m_1f1d210ae1244cf5bce954211346d6-1.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/balin50/m_7a64e91114884a40ae06f3493fb1f7c8.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/balin50/camp.jpg http://i7.ph...

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K i want some ideas what are some cool things to have in camp.

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Calibration shots prior to the fight help to limit this happening because both fighters know what the other thinks is a good shot. YMMV

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My 12 year old daughter Lady Ashley Blackmoore. The perfect child. Sweet, lovable, caring. And bloodthirsty maniac when the mood strikes her. Can't think about quitting fighting with her around, she makes it way too much fun. This is her at 8 years old in her not quite complete suit of armour: Alri...

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its an economy horse.

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Lady in our groups makes hats like the one on the left pretty sure she will be at estrella selling them.

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AWESOME we werre going to build a wagon for this year but could not find a pic of one we liked...think we have now there are a bunch of sites that sell wagon wheels for about 80 bucks a pop for 36" might have been 48". We will be at Pennsic this year though our camp will be small we'll jus...

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WHAT no rain we just put mud bogging tires on our wagon

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Thanks that means alot we have been working on upping our look i think our ghetto(non period tent area) is down to 3 mundane tents this year we are almost there. Now if i could get our volley gun back though we might have a cannon for camp this year.

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Damn here is siggy and us estrella 08

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Here are a bunch of pics:) http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/balin50/20080809_august_1083.jpg Me old soft. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/balin50/20080809_landsknechts_1134.jpg A bunch of the unit Eber Huaer http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/balin50/Picture355-1.jpg More of my old sof...

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From monday till the end woot cant wait.

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Hard wood mallets woot my wood tent stakes thank you

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As i said have found one merc tailor but its not in stainless anyone making them from stainless?

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PM sent

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Well if you ever want to make another let me know

think falling buffs are way cool

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Hjalmr, The brims on burgonets have a couple of drawbacks in regards to SCA combat (which the bar grill makes me assume this is for). They get beat up very easily. They chew up rattan. It has always been my preference to weld a 1/4" bar to the edge of the brims. Done well it approximates the l...

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Damnit must resist....no you have 2 sallets already...but i want... no

Sorry wont argue with myself anymore.

anybody?

some new pics from estrella 2009

WTB an Almain collar Stainless