The Armour Archive

FrauHirsch

In the past you could not expect to get squired to anyone without wearing minimal armor. Wow, so you wouldn't have been squired if you wore a nice period suit? The reason for this I feel has less to do with magnanamous testicles, and more to do with a "normal" humidity level of around 90% inthe sum...

FrauHirsch

As I remember it, the primary distinction was based on the complementary assumption that, not only was the "legged" fighter fully imobilized (unlike the ground crawling I was familiar with in my own home kingdom), but that the fighter with the advantage was entirely within his right and -expected- ...

FrauHirsch

The conduct I referred to earlier is decided and done at the same time your opponent is dropping his shield, or dropping to his knees. I have never seen where it delays fighting anymore than it would be to allow your opponent to "get comfortable" before you attack. Maybe this is even foreign in you...

FrauHirsch

Cant decide... I love them both. I was going to say "me too", but after thinking about it, I don't enjoy tournies as much now as I did when I was younger. I'm more likely to go out and fight pick ups or offer to fight the "by"s lately at a tourney. I'm not great, but I don't suck, but I'm not at th...

FrauHirsch

the problem is not evident because their culture differs from mine, the problem is evident because it was expressed that they have fighters that refuse to acknowledge other fighters, or, that they have fighters that hit others without acknowledgement. to counter this problem they created new rules ...

FrauHirsch

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-J

FrauHirsch

Gorm wrote:So, armed with those desires...what single piece would you acquire?

Gorm

Helmet.

FrauHirsch

Probably it was partially due to local laws, I know that later in the period, people required "papers" to travel in some areas. This was due to banditry.

But it may also have been in part due to the Plague...

-J

FrauHirsch

like nuclear arrows, nuclear swords have no place on the field. I don't really understand this. It is mimicing getting pasted from behind, which would be more likely to be realistically devastating than how an SCA single telling blow currently works. Realistically it would be much faster and easier...

FrauHirsch

dukelogan wrote: all that and i have never attacked an opponent without giving hima chance to defend himself.

Excellent, and if this were the case with all fighters, then there would not be a problem besides the realism of tactics factor.

-J

FrauHirsch

are you trying to get "manly chivalric combat where only people who are squared off with me can kill me" or are you trying to get "superior tactics should win out"? Personally, I'm for the manly combat in tournament, and the tactics "more real war" in melee.. theres more than enough of each to go a...

FrauHirsch

What you just described is one of the reasons why DFB is used out west, the tap tap, then the person turns and just as they recognize its an enemy they get pasted is IMHO, totally unchivalrous. If you are going let people know you are behind them, then let them get their guard up. sheesh, Juliana S...

FrauHirsch

I personally don't like DKFB. I find it unchivalrous and gamy. Now, I'll take it if its in the rules, but I won't inflict it on anyone else. I wear a sugarloaf, and I have unknowingly shucked DKFB and been told about it later. With limited visibility and bad hearing to start with, it was easy not t...

FrauHirsch

This fighter was wrong in his assumption, he failed to establish engagement, and he struck with excessive force. Alfred of Carlyle Unfortunately most of the time you can't find the person who did it. They are usually gone by the time you pick yourself up. Last time I was hit badly I flew about 10 f...

FrauHirsch

D. Sebastian wrote: This will be a detrement to you at inter-kingdom events like Pennsic.

But not at Interkingdom events west of the Rockies, like Estrella, Potrero, Great Western War, etc.

So it depends a lot on where you live and where you travel.

-J

FrauHirsch

never suggested the "tap tap" approach only that they gave their nobel cousin a chance at defense. not sure that i really am going to try to find a quote that says anything to the effect of what you are looking for. there are many good books on knights, tournaments, and warfare that leave the reade...

FrauHirsch

i think his grace is referring to the midevial term and not the modern romantic one. i prefer to use unchivalric to comment on things pertaining to knights and knightly behavior and courteous (instead of chivalrous) to discuss the attributes of someone on good behavior. regards logan Do you have so...

FrauHirsch

For what it is worth, I would rather have Declared Death from Behind (it is reasonably safe, but horribly discourteous, and certainly unchivalrous within the scope of our ruleset), than being shot by archers. Alaric IMHO, if its legal within the rules, its not unchivalrous. Just like taking arms or...

FrauHirsch

nothing is worse than a guy who suddenly runs down a line as quickly as possible and kills ten guys saying not yelling dead from behind. The rule here is you must be sure the person acknowledges it before moving on. This causes some delay. The problem is usually the few that ignor it for a few seco...

FrauHirsch

New Question... WHAT HAPPENS WITH DFG (DoG?) if the fighter is attempting to rise? I'm assuming the rising fighter can attempt to block the "tag"? I've noticed that most will attempt to strike as soon as the fighter looses the 3 points down, even while attempting to rise. One of the big issues we h...

FrauHirsch

That was my point, Juliana. Maybe its because I'm in the Peoples Republic of the East, where the red tape gets ridiculous at times.. but I think social pressure/education goes much further towards fixing things than changing rules does. Maeryk And probably one reason for the culture difference, in ...

FrauHirsch

It was this one individual who turned the tide and made the battle won. He received congratulations and tokens for his valour and to this day the memory of that day is etched in my mind. If I knew his name I would surely repeat it now for he is one worth remembering. And on his example I have taken...

FrauHirsch

From what you describe (as the reasons for enacting DFB), it sounds like there is an enforcement of the rules issue with the "cheezeballs". Over legistation with DFB is not IMHO the best option. Instead, enforce the rules. _________________ Come now! Are you saying we should go against years and ye...

FrauHirsch

"Technically you aren't allowed to strike a person on the ground and they aren't allowed to strike you... HOWEVER --- this was happening all the time. The truth is that many of the war fighters are the equivalent of opening season hunters, they go out once a year if that and often don't really know...

FrauHirsch

This could be done with a light tap to the helm or other armoured part of the body. .... Edward, you really have to come fight with us sometime. In the SCA there is so many people and so much going on, "taps" happen all the time. Without some other notification it would be impossible to tell if you...

FrauHirsch

I have two minds about this subject. 2) OTOH, I like the fact that it can change the dynamics of a melee. Especially a small one compared to wars. If you get a 100 man melee going, it would be foolish to allow a ten man strike unit to out flank you. So a commander has to have contigencies in place ...

FrauHirsch

Calling people dead on the ground is also safety issue that greatly reduced the number of people we were having get hurt. Technically you aren't allowed to strike a person on the ground and they aren't allowed to strike you... HOWEVER --- this was happening all the time. The truth is that many of th...

FrauHirsch

Its been in use here on the West Coast for many years in the large wars. It fixed a lot of problems we had with: a) blindsiding b) People refusing to acknowledge the person's presence c) People refusing to acknowledge presence, then suddenly whipping around to try to cream the person being polite. H...

FrauHirsch

Found this ppicture that I find interesting. Shows a female carrying a pike in a group of Landscknects. I also have somewhere a picture of a group of ladies being instructed in the use of the halberd. I can not find this pic but I know I have it some where and when I find it I will post it. Gauvin ...

FrauHirsch

I recommend focusing on leg wraps and body wraps while leaving the head wraps alone for a while. Colin G I can throw a head wrap just fine, but have a hard time getting lower leg/butt wraps to come in hard enough. What's funny is my husband is an evil lefty knight who lives by his wraps. Gotta work...

FrauHirsch

One of my favorite events culinary-wise was one where several of us chose to do the "Landsnecht winter campaign" and use only items available in Germany in November. This was probably 15 yrs ago though. Kraut, sausages, carrots, beets, salt beef, turnips, eggs, barley, ham, apples (it was still earl...

FrauHirsch

My first SCA persona was based on the female "champions" mentioned in some of the early sagas of the wars between the Sver and the Wends believed to be prior to 800 in Sweden and Gotland. Hervor (a saga fighting heroine) was also an inspiration. In these early sagas, the champions list of the Wends ...

FrauHirsch

: I was contemplating late October, but don't know when I'll have time to plan for it, hope I can pull it off because the setting is very scenic. Eric Eric, perhaps November or even early December? October is often busy. Eric is right, its very scenic and a few miles up the road the town of Julian ...

FrauHirsch

Richard, I believe it was Norm from Red Kaganate. The site is still up and there is an email addy, I suggest emailing Norm. I seem to recall him mentioning that Tourneying was popular with Jews in the South of Spain at some point in time. I do know that several period European references describe Sa...

FrauHirsch

To undestand more about how we do wars out on the west coast, download the Potrero 2004 trailer...

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-Juliana

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