Medieval Mayhem (SCA and other medieval related chatter)

[_Kynwric_]

The date is wrong? When are you going?

 

Hiarth,  I recommend shields for blocking, or at worst other swords... body parts are way down on the list of things to block with.

[Wren of the Brown]

Yup. It happened at a demo. Our Seneschal and I were fighting with different weapons to give the audience an idea of what we can recreate. When we started with two - handed weapons, I took it slow because it's not a style I work with very often. He attacked, I over-compensated and that was the end of that. We've been working on it since then but I got off lucky with no broken fingers or the like, just a huge bloody bruise beneath my fingernail.

[Ryrin]

Ouch! I loved watching the fighting but a guy did get hurt, not badly though.

[U4ea]

An important life lesson.

Fingers are not for blocking greatswords.

Haha don't do it, dude!!

 

 

I got my aoa yesterday!!!!!!

[Wren of the Brown]

!!!

 

Huzzah!

[_Kynwric_]

Congrats dear, your Dad said you were beaming the whole way home...

[LadyWordsmith]

Congratulations, Lor! 

[Ryrin]

Congrats!!! What is it?

 

On 9/21 I'm going to a "newcomers meeting." We are going to focus on SCA camping.

[Wren of the Brown]

An AoA is usually the first award SCAdians receive and grants the individual the title of Lord/Lady and I think the ability to submit a heraldic device. It's basically the Crown saying "we like what you're doing, keep playing with us!"

 

Show us the scroll, Lor!

[Ryrin]

That's great!!!

[_Kynwric_]

Anyone with a membership can submit a heraldic device, an AoA also allows you to wear weapons in the presence of the Crown.

[Thane Vakarian]

i came across this thread by browsing a bit. If it's medieval clothing you'd like to look into, check the attachment i addad. 

 

I use this in my medieval reenactment group as a reference.

 

Should it not open, pm me if you like.

 

Cheers!

the medieval tailor's assistant.pdf

[Ryrin]

I just need a skirt.

[Wren of the Brown]

... an AoA also allows you to wear weapons in the presence of the Crown.

I've never heard that before but the Outlands is a little bit behind the times. Or maybe I just don't ask enough questions.

[U4ea]

Congrats dear, your Dad said you were beaming the whole way home...

 

Yeah, guilty. It was horribly fast and I enjoyed it!

[Ryrin]

Well, I made a mistake. My SCA meeting is this Sunday not last Sunday.

[Ryrin]

i came across this thread by browsing a bit. If it's medieval clothing you'd like to look into, check the attachment i addad. 

 

I use this in my medieval reenactment group as a reference.

 

Should it not open, pm me if you like.

 

Cheers!

 

That's great!!!!!

[LadyWordsmith]

 

... an AoA also allows you to wear weapons in the presence of the Crown.

I've never heard that before but the Outlands is a little bit behind the times. Or maybe I just don't ask enough questions.

 

 

As I understand it, who may carry weapons into court depends on the traditions of the individual kingdoms. There is not a statement in Corpora (currently) regarding the practice of bearing weapons into court. I do know that Ansteorra does not have a rule pertaining to it in Kingdom Law (just looked to verify I was remembering correctly) , but that the tradition is that anyone may wear weapons into court as providing with the Corpora statement regarding live weapons at events, which says simply this. 

 

Section IV 

Section 4 : Weaponry

A. The privilege to bear period weapons at events in Ansteorra may not be infringed upon unless the 

site owner prohibits it or unless a subject is deemed unsafe by the ruling noble, knight marshal, a 

representative of the Crown, or the Crown.

Yes, I like documenting information.

[Wren of the Brown]

I asked our Seneschal about it. His response was "take off your hat first". We can carry weapons before the Crown but it has to be done in a respectful manner, meaning don't grip the hilt in a way that suggests you intend to draw it.

[LadyWordsmith]

Very cool. I know this conversation did come up in Ansteorra because we had a crown not too may reigns ago who tried to insist people could not carry weapons into his court. 

[Ryrin]

Ok, I went to the meeting... and had a great time. We know a lot about camping so I just needed to know specifics about the SCA. We're going to a pirate thing next weekend.

[U4ea]

It's not really an issue for me, either way. :) I have no weapons to carry, anyway!

 

Meetings aren't usually fun, so yay, Ryrin! :-)

 

I have to plan to take my monsters to Red Tower next weekend. Luckily, there's no camping, we sleep in cabins!

[Ryrin]

Met with my friend today. She's going to make me some clothes for the SCA.

[U4ea]

Yay!!! General clothes are pretty easy. When you get settled and start wanting clothes to fit your persona... That's when the trouble starts! Haha

 

I am seriously considering taking up rapier as well as archery. It looks like so much fun!

[Wren of the Brown]