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Petter and Graham working the crowd- [img]http://photos-g.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_2200118_7632.jpg[/img] We had paparazzi!! [img]http://photos-c.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_2200122_8944.jpg[/img] Petter mounting up- http...

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Ack- I'm both ahead of you and behind you. Our current hook is at the caster being made in both silver and pewter. I hoped to have them in time for Christmas, but now I'm not so sure. I also have another design out for casting. I'm going to be offering this style in brass, silver and pewter right fr...

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http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_2178534_2328.jpg Petter is a tank. A big, goofy blond tank. As far as I know, he was completely unscathed. The grappers seemed to be the missing piece, as noone but Fred had hand issues this event. even with the monster ...

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Unfortunately Mike couldn't make this event due to his work schedule.

Next time though!

Gwen

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Tenans team captain Jeffrey Hedgecock http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_2178395_3658.jpg Venans team captain Luke Binks [img]http://photos-b.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_2184689_8528.jpg[/img] Luke plays to the crowd- ...

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That website is being worked on, so maybe the email is being weird. Why don't you send your info to us at gwen @ historicenterprises.com and luke @ historicenterprises.com. (Remove the spaces to make those work) Luke was just asking me if we had heard any more from you, so I know he's eager to see y...

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FYI- I often have short ends (5-10) yards of white linen hanging around, left over from shirt/headgear/underwear production. If anyone is interested, I can sell these short ends for $5.50/yard. I don't have any idea about weight, but it would be the same stuff I make our clothes out of, and can give...

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Hiya Wouter- I've heard about you from Jeff when he was at the de Haar joust, and it would be awesome to add you guys to the roster! Please send more info to us at info@worldjoust.com. Be sure to include all your contact details. I imagine Joram will want to come over as well, as soon as Jeff and Lu...

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Yeah, those guys rock, don't they? They were so fantastic we've invited them to compete in the October 2009 Tournament. Tough competitors and real gentlemen, it's hard to find nicer guys than Petter and Graham. It was a pleasure to have them at the November event, and we look forward to having them ...

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I have only 2 things to add to Brent's very good observations: First is that we run an international tournament, so being on another continent isn't an issue. We're prepared to invite anyone from anywhere, provided they meet the standards. Second, anyone is welcome to bait me in a public forum, but ...

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Oh, yeah, the bump on this post reminded me- it looks like we'll have a professional DVD of the event available by Christmas. We're meeting next week with the folks who did this YouTube spot Tournament of the Phoenix, and who are working on the video.

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Joaquin- Come out and help, we have loads of places where you could help until you get up to speed. Chris- American Sword of Chivalry - 17, 18, 19 April, 2009 World Invitational Joust 'Tournament of the Phoenix' - 23, 24, 25 October, 2009 Caparison has to be this shape, hood is optional- http://phot...

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We are currently compiling a roster of jousters who may be interested in participating in our jousting tournaments. While every year there is a crop of new jousters, not all of them are known to us; in an effort to educate ourselves to who is out there, we are posting this general solicitation. The ...

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We are currently compiling a roster of jousters who may be interested in participating in our jousting tournaments. While every year there is a crop of new jousters, not all of them are known to us; in an effort to educate ourselves to who is out there, we are posting this general solicitation. The ...

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A foundation to change the shape of the body. If you want a recent reference about what people consider proper attire, I refer you to the images of Victorian women mountain climbing in long skirts and corsets, riding aside in skirts, corsets, waistcoats and fitted jackets, and men playing tennis in ...

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Just put up 5 more bundles, 3 of which are Regia colours, one of which contains some Regia colours. I have some short ends of wool left over from winingas; I can't use them because our winingas are cut from continuous lengths, but some enterprising person could certainly seam these shorter lengths t...

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Garter update- it's the narrow (1/2") ones which are currently out of stock.

We have the wider (3/4") ones in red, black and a slate blue and pearl grey check in stock and available for immediate shipping.

Sorry about that!

Gwen

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Garters- being woven now, so whenever she gets them done. Hopefully pretty soon [fingers crossed]

Mail rings. We'll be putting another order for mail in right after Christmas, so early in the new year.

Bascot- Sorry, just trying to be helpful, not torment you.

Gwen

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Sort of yes and no. The coffer the set came in is dead in the water, so while we have the contents, we have no container. If you want the content without the container, we can put a set together for you. If you want the box too, I'm afraid we can't help. Shoot me an email and Ill see what I can do f...

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Hi folks! We have new products, just in time for the holidays. Knowing that everyone is feeling the pinch we've opted for the long term solution of finding more affordable versions of some of our popular items, rather than simply offering short term 'Holiday Sale' specials. Proving that you can have...

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I have considered offering saddle trees for sale if you or anyone else is interested.

MEDIEVAL saddle trees that is.

Gwen

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Kind of an afterthought, but I just put the leftover pint glasses on the website 'Tournament of the Phoenix' commemorative pint glass [img]http://www.historicenterprises.com/images/products/big/669_large.jpg[/img] We also have a few of the event T shirts left- 'Tournament of the Phoenix' T shirt [im...

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Hehehe. Lessee......Romans. We draw a big home school crowd, and there was a request for more 'living history' stuff. Jeff, Luke and I are kicking around the possibility of inviting some of the better groups around to set up living history camps. Quality of presentation would be key, so Romans would...

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I'm back from England now and still going through photos. There are literally thousands, and I'll be posting some as soon as possible. The next joust event is the American Sword of Chivalry 2009 , May 9 & 10 2009. Arne Koets is the defending champion, and there will be 5 competitors seeking to t...

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Hello all- Historic Enterprises / Black Swan Designs will be at The Original Reenactor's Market (TORM) at the Sports Connection in Ryton on Dunsmore. We will have a good supply of various favorites such as boiled wool hose, arming doublets, points, shirts, underpants, etc. We will also have items fr...

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Oh yeah, results! Doh. Venans powdered the Tenans something like 48 to 12. Jeff H and Jeff W had some horse problems on Saturday that made their scores pretty low. Fred took a pounding that made him score low as well, but he walked away with the chivalry prize at the end of the weekend. Funny thing ...

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Newscast from Show Jumping Unplugged.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXPmlRpYo4

There is some video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwA9endSuAo

And photos here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetsomedayphotos/

And here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbyearl/

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H all- I'm still dead on my feet and have not posted anything, but wanted to stop in to say a quick thank you to everyone. Our competitors were absolutely AWESOME people, and we owe them a huge debt for coming out to make this event so fantastic. Thanks to their partners, who worked to support them ...

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Jeff, Luke and Petter did an interview with Radio KPRI's Madison this morning. It will air tomorrow between 7-8AM. Tune in if you're able, it was a fun interview! More practice this afternoon, and the horses are doing really well. Tristan is a jousting train- I was trying to bridle him this afternoo...

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Jeff, Luke and Petter did an interview with Radio KPRI's Madison this morning. It will air tomorrow between 7-8AM. Tune in if you're able, it was a fun interview!

Gwen

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I thought we just did a run of Bocksten tunics- I'll check with Francena and see what's up.

Gwen

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The eyelets were the specific problem we were having. My ladies do a bang up job on the actual fabrication of the garments, but then we had to depend on a subcontractor for the eyelets. The machine used was pretty finicky, and if the operator wasn't careful, the adjustment would slip and the eyelets...

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I've gotten a flood of panicked emails since I took the arming doublets off the site, so I thought a bit of an explanation was in order. I took the arming doublet off the website temporarily because we have quite a backlog, and my delivery times were sliding into the unacceptable range. We have a ne...

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Good for you Alan! You're in for a great time! Everything is falling into place, and the event is shaping up nicely. Luke put together a fantastic training session on Sunday, and today Jeff and Luke are working on the weapons to be used at the event. I can hardly believe that the first of our compet...

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Having given over 1,000 talks since 1990 on history, surely you should be the one to make the first 'Speed History' post. Don't you think?

Gwen

Images from the Tournament of the Phoenix

Attn. Jousters (Xpost)

Attn. Jousters (Xpost)

New items from Historic Enterprises!

HE/Black Swan Designs at TORM

Tournament of the Phoenix- photos and coverage

Arming doublets from Black Swan Designs- status update