ANST - Why the pictures of heavy fighters

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It is best to say that we take the pictures.  We do not have professional
photographers covering our events.  If you take the pictures and send them
to Armond they will appear on the web site.  It just so happens that most
of the people active or interested  in heavy fighting take the pictures you
see.    It is not a slight to you  or the rapier community, but a need to
be filled.  Take pictures and we will post them!  We'd all like to see
them.


Ld.  Daniel Stewart

"Kelley, Sean" <Sean_Kelley at stercomm.com>@ansteorra.org on 02/24/2000
05:05:47 PM

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>Why is it that all the pictures are of heavy fighters?Every body has
>pictures of heavy fighters. Were there no light fighters there? Or are
they
>not liked by anyone? I was thinking of becomeing a light fighter. But if
>it's going to make me an outsider, I don't think I will.

(I can not offer you an answer, but I can offer an opinion, which is
expressly my own)

I dont think you will find you are outsider if you choose to Light fight,
there is certainly a community and they are respected and oft well known
members of the SCA.  I think this is more a consequence of cinematography
for lack of a better term.  When you watched Brave Heart you noticed that
most of the shots are of the infantry and front line, thats because it gory
and brutal.  Certainly there were archers.. but unless they were being run
down or starting a climatic scene you did not see them in battle, my guess
is because its not as morbid.  Heavy melees are the stuff of legend.  You
see them charging into each other and you cant help but have Ride of the
Valkiries or O' Fortuna start playing in your head.  However, more central
to this is, do not let who sees you decide what you want to do in the SCA.
If you wish to be a light fighter then by all means go out there and swash
away.  Its more about your own personal growth and the meeting the
challenges you set for yourself, you can do this with combat, arts and
sciences, bardic... whatever you choose.  The society as a whole certainly
spends a great deal of time involved in the fighting, it is a part of what
we are and has a great deal to do with how we operate.  This being said no
matter what path you choose you will find that there is a community to
support you and to help challenge you with teachers, mentors and peers.

Just my opinion but I do hope that helps,

John Bayne




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