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Donal Mac Ruiseart

Kilkenny wrote: I've NEVER heard anyone say "loser gets the Debatable Lands". It was Always "Loser gets Pittsburgh".

Which was the first Pennsic in which you participated, Sir Gavin?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Agnarr wrote:I still can't get over that in the middle of Vitus's Pennsic report he has an infomercial for spacebags.

Halfway? He'd barely got started!

Donal Mac Ruiseart

There is/has been some confusion though as to the reason for the War - no, it was never "loser gets Pittsburgh" despite all rumors to the contrary No, not Pittsburgh . . . the Debatable Lands. That's why that area was called the Debatable Lands. But because of the aforementioned long losi...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

it was Cariadoc who sent the arrow with the declaration of war on it. Then promptly switched jobs, and kingdoms, and won Crown. And had the arrow delivered.. to himself. Hence becoming one of the very few Kings to ever declare war on himself, and win! Not quite . . . Cariadoc declared war on himsel...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Bryce wrote:Am I the only one who read the title and thought this was going to be an entry about Beer?

I came close . . . thought it was going to be some wonderful distillate.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

An attempt at a literal interpretation of a figure from the Bayeux Tapestry . . . a little hokey, but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Magnus of the Dark Wyvern wrote:Proper Period Pirates aren't allowed . . .

What d'you mean by that?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Not right to set a major battle for Sunday.

Remember, we used to be able to stay over 'til Monday but the PTB don't allow that any more. So everyone's packing out often starting Saturdat 'cause we all have to be out on Sunday.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Not period itself, perhaps; but Duke Michael of Bedford and his son Kaylun both wear arming surcotes with their arms on the front and a rear view of their arms on the back.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Arrrrgh , I stand corrected - I blanked on the fact that the mascle is essentially a lozenge voided. Even a veteran like me needs to look things up once in a while to refresh the memory. In that case, I amend my advice and say, yes that should work. And if there's a small bit of overlap around the e...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Somebody French is going to decide to make this gizmo as a Cross of Lorraine. Fitchy at the foot. And then people will ask if he's collecting for the American Cancer Society... Actually, the double-armed cross is the symbol of the American Lung Association __________________________________________...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Argent, on a mascle azure a rampant bear maintaining a rapier all proper, two fleur-de-lis azure in chief. The blazon is more correctly: Argent, on a mascle azure a bear rampant maintaining in its dexter forepaw a rapier and in chief two fleurs-de-lis azure. This would probably not work because unl...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

He is in my prayers, Sir Vitus.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

It's from a bestiary, so it doesn't necessarily depict an actual battle. Chances are the artist used the armour types with which he was familiar. Looking farther into the site, there are galleries of images of the various beasts. There are numerous examples of elephants with castles on their backs, ...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

First, I agree that heraldically it's perfectly fine. Quarterly vert and purpure, a heart argent. I would recommend making the heart larger, as it is the sole charge. But since you asked: as a guy, yes, I do think it looks too girly. The two colours somehow give that impression. Actually, looking at...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

From Southern Germany . . . mid 1500s

I wish Babel Fish could translate the handwritten captions, but alas, it rests with those who can read German

http://tinyurl.com/6j5ztd

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Well, since Windrose/Mandrake seems to have given up on the fighter's shorts, I guess I'll go looking for some of those hex thingies.

Do the shorts have a pocket for a cup?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Q: How do hedgehogs mate?

A: Very carefully.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

As for metal on metal and color on color, can't you use stone also, or does that work like fur and just end up being counted as a color You cannot use "granite" or "marble" or the like as a field , though there have been cases of stone objects being blazoned as proper. A tower o...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I prefer a stand that stands on the ground rather than being staked down, because it can be moved.

That said, I like the concept there. Most of the wooden stands I've seen use hinged 2X4 for the crosspieces - looks like your design would be much lighter.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

LOL, sounds like horsee and boats have a lot in common.

Is what is true of boat owners also true of horse owners, that the happiest days in their life are the day they buy it and the day they sell it?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Is PSL on the Gulf Coast? I know a gentle who, if I recall aright, lives on the Gulf Coast side and he's an Atlantian expat to boot . . .

Donal Mac Ruiseart

For a long time I wondered: If a quarterstaff is six feet long . . . Is a half-staff 12 feet long? And a staff 24 feet long? How could anyone SWING such a thing (more like a vaulting pole than a staff)? For that matter, where could they even FIND one? Now I know, of course, that the name comes from ...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Sounds like more than one in this community have a story or two about horse trouble . . . Lady Brandwyn's horse developed laminitis as a result of overtrimming by an unskilled farrier. She was doing the sugar treatment on him for . . almost a year, if I recall aright . . . and that was before she ev...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Does anyone on the list have experience using TN Walking horses, Rocky Mt. horses or Pasos for jousting? These gaited breeds move so smoothly, and I'd love to try them for jousting. Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift, Equestrian Marshal of Atlantia, has a TN Walker cross. She lives in the same Barony...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Come, come, my friend, where is your sense of gallantry? Surely you understand that such an one as Adrienne, with all her excellent attributes, is not a work of art to be displayed, but a person to be honoured and respected? Far be it for any in possession of addtional images of that lady to post th...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Actually it is supposed to be a doe. According to the Ordinary and Armorial, the Arms of Duchess Alethea Charle are: Lozengy argent and gules, a doe lodged and on a chief sable two arrows inverted in saltire argent. [img]http://www.calontir.sca.org/herald/armorial/Devices/Ale-cha.gif[/img] From an a...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I am using smug mug. Well, that's it then. For some reason I cannot see Smugmug pics on this computer (blocked). It's weird because Flickr and other media are ok. Thanks for putting in a different copy. Nice work. Is that a fawn or a doe/hind? As for painting the boss: There seems to be a conventio...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

In plain English, that's a red X on a white background with a black border around it.

Or in even plainer talk, I can't see the image you posted with your OP. Just the little red X in a box

Donal Mac Ruiseart

It's the minstrel thing.

Minstrels, bards, skalds . . . they don't understand how ordinary minds work.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

So Her Grace's arms are "Argent, a saltire couped gules within a bordure sable"?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

The three ravens on the coat of arms of the Barony of Thescorre are named Hugin, Mugin, and Bob.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

After about 20 years of sweat, the poor [gorget] had just faded away to nothing.... DAMN! Does THAT ever ring true! Been there, done almost the same . . . Some years back I decided that my (mild steel) gorget needed cleaning and re-padding. When I pulled the padding off the back piece (It was the t...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I see that Your Majesty has several reasons to be proud of him.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Just for the sake of those who don't already know (and to whom it makes a hill of beans' worth of difference), I will, to my great regret, not be at Pennsic this year.

Compilation of Several Heraldry Collections

Florida

Just as a side note . . .

REGRETS