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- Wed Mar 06, 2002 9:49 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery in Knightly Combat - a POV from a wee to the East of
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26
No, they don't. Western Culture doesn't equal Western Europe, but all of Europe. And the Americas too, btw. And, again, "primarily" doesn't equal "exclusivly". See the first three paragraphs of Corpora. As I quoted above, we allowed to do ANYTHING pre-17th century, ANYWHERE in the world. -----------...
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 7:16 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery in Knightly Combat - a POV from a wee to the East of
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 5:59 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Greatsword hand protections
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 5:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tournament or War???
- Replies: 156
- Views: 68
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 5:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tournament or War???
- Replies: 156
- Views: 68
Well, I'm pro-archer, and I think they should be able to be hit. Eastern archers MUST be armored heavy. Now, the part I don't like is that crossbows must be handed to a marshal or removed from the field, not dropped. And just how are you supposed to do that, when someone is bearing down on you? So, ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 2:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tournament or War???
- Replies: 156
- Views: 68
Vermin- you're swinging a stick. Once you get past that, It's all suspension of disbelief. Of course it isn't a "real" war. It's not a real sword. I'm not really a Roman. You're not really whatever it is you portray. IT'S A GAME! Saying that because we aren't killing people for real, it isn't a war,...
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 2:35 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery in Knightly Combat - a POV from a wee to the East of
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26
WMA- the part you quote isn't "law", Corpora is. Besides, even there, it says nothing about exclusivity, just "concentrating". Anyway, the fact that somebody wrote a beginners guide doesn't alter Corpora one bit, any more than the opinions of SyrRhys and others do. ------------------ Owen "Death is ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 7:24 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery in Knightly Combat - a POV from a wee to the East of
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26
Giles and Cedric- communists believe that force is needed to bring about change. Hippies don't. And I are one. And I only wear clean tie-dyes. Alexander- the part you requoted still doesn't say "Western". All of Europe is up for grabs, and indeed, all the world. It also says that we who do other tha...
- Tue Mar 05, 2002 10:23 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery in Knightly Combat - a POV from a wee to the East of
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26
from the SCA.org website: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating pre-17th-century European history. All persons interes...
- Tue Mar 05, 2002 8:07 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: 'Peasant levies' in SCA combat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17
- Tue Mar 05, 2002 7:36 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What would you have your Apprentice do?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15
- Tue Mar 05, 2002 7:28 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: strapping a helm
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15
SCA standards require the chinstrap be at least 1/2" wide. I have seen a number of chinstraps that are basicly chincups attached to the hem by cord; the cord runs out through holes near the ears and tie behind the helmet. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, let me hold that for you"
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 9:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
Sieur Raymond- I bet if I were to come up to you as an obvious member of your own side and facethrust you right after lay on, you'd be rightly annoyed with me, even though it's only one battle. If I did it to a large number of fighters, I'd bet that the marshals would pull me out to find out what th...
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 9:54 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
All right, SyrRhys, I'll accept that. I think perhaps your initial comments on that line were unclear to me. However, although "rude" might not be considered unchivalrous, wouldn't "cruel", and especially "evil"? And isn't killing your own side's men disloyal? I may not be up on my witty reparte, bu...
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 8:36 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
Sieur Raymond- Well, I can tell you that easily half of the fighters I nail with my spear don't know I'm aiming at them. The rest usually can't do much about it. And they certainly can't get me readily. Please find me a clause in the rules that say it's ok to kill your own side, especially if it's j...
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 5:43 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 4:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 12:06 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
Khann- I did qualify my statement with "What he did, if the story presented here is accurate,...", for that very reason. If it isn't, then I may owe him an apology. Depends on what happened. Since no one with direct knowledge has commented, beyond the original statement, I have no way of knowing, an...
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 10:03 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 9:48 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
Coomparisons of medieval vs. SCA chivalry have NOTHING to do with this situation. What he did, if the story presented here is accurate, was just plain wrong. Fucking up others' game because you don't like archers is not honorable behaviour. I don't need to be an expert in chivalry to know this. If y...
- Sun Mar 03, 2002 12:29 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
- Sat Mar 02, 2002 11:10 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat II - The battle rages on...
- Replies: 173
- Views: 53
I haven't bee reading this thread much, I usually try to avoid this particular arguement but... If I saw a fighter, Knight or no, do what Sir Yohannes did, killing HIS OWN TROOPS, men and women who are trying to have a good time, fighting WITHIN THE RULES, because of a personal prejudice against arc...
- Sat Mar 02, 2002 9:36 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Strategy vs tactics in SCA combat.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17
- Fri Mar 01, 2002 7:21 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Strategy vs tactics in SCA combat.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17
- Fri Mar 01, 2002 6:09 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tournament or War???
- Replies: 156
- Views: 68
War. Regardless of what the rules originally stated, or the original intentions behind them, what have now are wars. Things change. That is the nature of things. It isn't a bad thing, necessarily. If IBM had stayed with only what they started out doing, all they would make today would be typewriters...
- Tue Feb 26, 2002 6:13 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Holding a Scutum
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15
It is actually much more comfortable than having the grip verticle. The scutum was held reletively close to the body, with the arm mostly down, not away from the body as a centergrip round often is. It wasn't necessary to move it around much. The auxillary oval shield, on the other hand, had a verti...
- Tue Feb 26, 2002 6:06 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: need latin translation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6
- Tue Feb 26, 2002 5:47 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Do I have to Fight this guy???!!!!!! (spin-off from CA threa
- Replies: 91
- Views: 62
- Sat Feb 23, 2002 8:12 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: So you want to be an SCA Knight: Is God On Your Side?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 80
- Fri Feb 22, 2002 7:31 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Do I have to Fight this guy???!!!!!! (spin-off from CA threa
- Replies: 91
- Views: 62
Most of the archers I encountered at Pennsic yielded, even those that were armored heavy. Exception was one idiot that tried to pull a fast one; he didn't drop his bow, and didn't have a sword. He said that since he was a heavy (he was), he didn't die at 10 feet, but since he was holding a bow, we c...
- Fri Feb 22, 2002 7:13 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat
- Replies: 177
- Views: 100
- Thu Feb 21, 2002 9:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archery and Knightly Combat
- Replies: 177
- Views: 100
- Thu Feb 21, 2002 5:22 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: So you want to be an SCA Knight: Is God On Your Side?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 80
- Thu Feb 21, 2002 5:19 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: call this thrust.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 17
- Thu Feb 21, 2002 5:14 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Giving Limbs in Chivalry's Name
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9