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Richard Blackmoore

D. Sebastian, I wanted pictures of you with the horses. Too bad, so sad.

Weather permitting, it looks like we'll be bringing all three of them down to the field briefly so people can meet them.

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

Who is letting you use sabers on their horses? Sounds like fun. My dressage teacher in NJ wants to get into it. But is their control really that awful that you have to worry about them hitting the horse in the eye? If so, I'd be worried about them hitting the horse elsewhere too. Maybe crinets and ...

Richard Blackmoore

Hi Ken. Who is letting you use sabers on their horses? Sounds like fun. But is their control really that awful that you have to worry about them hitting the horse in the eye? If so, I'd be worried about them hitting the horse elsewhere too. Maybe crinets and shanfrons are called for here. James P.S....

Richard Blackmoore

Andreas, I saw you post about Bloodguard attending the Siege of Acre event next Saturday. Will you be attending personally & merchanting? If so, bring the 6MM and other voiders as well as the rivetted stainless hauberk please. Richard I will be there this weekend. I will bring some of the armor...

Richard Blackmoore

These are worth every penny, I own a bunch and have beaten the crap out of them without a single failure/problem. Used to get them from Mandrake, now Windrose carries them. Ice Falcon also carries them and sometimes has them in stock.

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

I have to say that this book is expensive. i checked both Ebay and Half.com and they want a small fortune for it. I'm building my library of armoring books and I just have to get this. I saw it at the library and I was half tempted to steal it, but that would be selfish. Anyways I'll keep eyeing eb...

Richard Blackmoore

Greetings, Crown tourney on a Sunday just seems OFF to me. Not that there is anything wrong with it, It is just not what I am used to. Are all crowns on sunday, or only some (and if some, is it a regular rotation, or random or...) -+G Sometimes An Tir holds their Crown on a Sunday. I don't know why...

Richard Blackmoore

Andreas, I saw you post about Bloodguard attending the Siege of Acre event next Saturday. Will you be attending personally & merchanting?

If so, bring the 6MM and other voiders as well as the rivetted stainless hauberk please.

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

Looks like I can't fight yet (out of the cast, but arm not working right and Doc does not want me to risk getting hit for two more weeks), so I'll see if I can bring one or two of the horses out for people to meet. They live at Sands Point year round in the original estate dairy that was converted t...

Richard Blackmoore

It's not the size of the knight in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the knight.

Richard Blackmoore
KSCA East

Richard Blackmoore

Oooh, pretty. Does anyone plan on making and selling these (once approved for use)?

I want mine in black. Maybe a silver colored chain.

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

Effingham wrote:I have been known to have as my motto (among others from time to time):

"Habeo consilium dolosum" ("I have a cunning plan")

Effingham

Oh, my God that is perfect...

Richard Blackmoore

I had asked a friend for help before posting the questions above. He sent me the following response which led me to believe words were allowed, just not necessarily when they came into use in history & where/how: "I consulted with some experts and found out words are permitted as part of a ...

Richard Blackmoore

I tend to use Deus Vult. Classical Latiin for "God Wills It!" and the rallying cry of the first real crusade. Plus it has the added benefit of making the anti-christianity heralds and spectators wig out. Which I kind of enjoy. When I was younger and more foolish, I tried to get "Humil...

Richard Blackmoore

[quote="Cap'n Atli"]We will be at the American Swedish Museumâ€™s â€œViking Dayâ€

Richard Blackmoore

I know the SCA allows words to be used as part of a coat of arms, as part of the device itself to be painted on a shield (rather than separately as part of the whole supporters, crest, etc. display). The requirement being that the words be from the SCA period. But at what point in medieval Europe di...

Richard Blackmoore

The hell with it. Next SCA event I'll just use a bean bag fireball, saving throw dice and a magic cat's ass. That's it, next time I'm fighting someone better than me, instead of using technique I'll hit him with Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Richard P.S. Sixtus' armour looks cool....

Richard Blackmoore

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/2513168966_8316aacbf6.jpg Kalicho, an Inuk (Inuit) from Frobisher Bay, seen from the front..1570's or 1580's. Great. Just when I thought "At least no one's trying to be the first Eskimo Knight", you post an Eskimo combat archer The hell with it. Next SC...

Richard Blackmoore

The first shipment has cleared customs and should be delivered to me tommorrow. I will start sorting it out and shipping it out this week. Cheers! Ice Are you going to be at one of the events this weekend and if so will you have any unspoken for pieces with you? I'm still trying to sort out my week...

Richard Blackmoore

By the way, here is Duke Paul's comment from the Ask Duke Paul Section that I had mentioned, about outlawing SCA flails: "I'm pretty sure that I was the first to make this rule. I actually had and used a flail, early on. It had about a two-foot shaft, a hinge, and a head which was about a foot ...

Richard Blackmoore

Master Pat told me to take the flails on the road for expirimentation. He will not be able to make it to Roses but I will be there with flails on. As for caving in steel garbage pails. If we are talking about the same kind of steel garbage pail. I think just about every weapon we use could cave in ...

Richard Blackmoore

I cant help but disagree with you on the idea of the Aztec Knight. While I realize that the focus of the SCA is medieval europe (MEDIEVAL europe - with the armor standard being the equal of the normans, which are pretty well situation in the dark ages), I think its awesome that he wants to make the...

Richard Blackmoore

Are they heat treated and tempered or simply work hardened? And do you plan to include the glove and stitching normally as part of the price? And are the gloves padded at all?

These questions will help us to determine what we'd pay for them.

Richard Blackmoore
KSCA East

Richard Blackmoore

In a perfect world, every eligible member of the Middle would enter crown and let Lutr strike them with a single blow or yield. Then we mail the video to the board. With the seals of the crowns of every kingdom who agrees a refight should not have been necessary, on a note that says: DEAR SELF ELECT...

Richard Blackmoore

That's Sir Ix (no way in hell my Saxon tongue can pronounce the real version of his name and we all know the spelling rules of the mid 10th cent) who does an Inca persona. Don't know the man personally, but if you run around the fight field in Garanimal PJs for a decade and they extend the Allocade...

Richard Blackmoore

When a hobby gets taken far too seriously. Pathetic Do you meant pathetic that the board did this or pathetic that people were upset at the board's initial action? If the former then I agree, if the latter than I do not. A lot of effort goes into making the SCA and events work. When the king & ...

Richard Blackmoore

This may all end up fixed in the long run, see:

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=80451

Richard Blackmoore

I was waiting for more information before posting my thoughts on a public board, but my initial reaction to the invalidation/termination was that it was harsh and under the circumstances an exception should have been made to let Lutr & Tessa continue to reign. A 3 freaking day lapse if the fault...

Richard Blackmoore

No flail made it to Ducal Challenge today. Too bad, so sad. I wanted Konrad, Darius and Andreas to see them. Richard Blackmoore I had no idea anyone would want to look at one. I had such a headache the last time I submitted something I said I would never do it again. If I could get one of my flails...

Richard Blackmoore

If it really comes down to that Sir Richard, I'm sure I can kick, scrape and gouge up $50 for you (just don't tell the woman) That is extremely generous, but I can't accept it. Please invest your money into your own kit and weaponry or bling for Verona. I'm looking forward to seeing you Sunday. I p...

Richard Blackmoore

Yes, some of the guys jousted without gauntlets. Jeff didn't for a few sessions and ended up with an 18" long piece of wood jammed in his left vambrace after a strike. He was uninjured, but I think for future events either gauntlets or at least stout leather gloves will be required. Either Jef...

Richard Blackmoore

Gwen, did anyone come up with video or more pics of the mounted melee?

And are some of the people doing this without gauntlets (I'm guessing hands were illegal targets anyway)?

James Peck

Richard Blackmoore

Not AA'ers, but my former squire brother Uther Shield Breaker and his lady, Dame Catriona from the East Kingdom are both going. They are renting a famous castle (with friends) where some people who tried to kill two of the Medici's used to live (I forget the name, Suozzi maybe?). The story I got was...

Richard Blackmoore

Richard. This should fit your grape. It is a very sweet helm and worth the cash. Ice Agreed. I just am a bit broke right now. Though it would go well with the maille if that ends up fitting me (let me know when you get them in, I'd like to try on the blackened, rivitted stainless hauberk). I've pas...

Richard Blackmoore

My custom arms & armour sword has had the crap beaten out of it for almost two decades and is only now starting to show the wear and tear. I basically agree with Chef's comments. It does matter to a large degree, on what sort of use it will be subjected to. Swords that are closer to being 'real'...

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Heraldry - Words and phrases in an emblazon

Re: Flails on the Road at War of the Roses.