[Ansteorra] Favorite Tournaments

[Chris Baran]

Ahhhh!  I remember that tourney!  How long it has been since I have even
seen a barrier.  They are fun to watch and fun to fight over.  The crowd can
get much closer and the combatants are urged on by the weight of the
spectators and the shouts of their supporters.

Fighting at the barrier is wonderful!

Sir Romanius


Post Scriptum: Sir Dieterich, I am glad to see this missive from you.  Are
you still visiting with the harem...um...I mean the Grand Turk or have you
begun your journey to your homelands after winning your freedom?





>From: "C. Weed" <cweed at austin.rr.com>
>Reply-To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
>To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] Favorite Tournaments
>Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 05:57:25 -0600
>
>I like anything with a barrier.  And crests.  And lots of weapons (though
>not necessarily all at the barrier).  And formal challenging.  And betting.
>And a bit with a dog.
>
>I think there's nothing that helps put a crowd to sleep (regardless of how
>much fun it is to the entrants) than a modern double elimination
>tennis-match tournament.  I appreciate that our Kingdom style has such
>strong defensive attributes where sword and shield are concerned but it
>does
>make for too many hour-long chess matches; IMNSHO, less than a thrill for
>onlookers.
>
>And who are we really doing this for anyway?
>
>Dieterich
>
>Post Scriptum:  One of the greatest tournaments I've ever been in or seen
>was at a Gothic War one year when we had progressive teams *at the
>barrier*.
>Twelve on a side, toe to toe, waiting for "LAY ON" to be called.... what a
>sight!  And the crowd cheered and raved.  That's how tournaments should be:
>The Monster Truck Madness coliseum event of the Middle Ages!
>
>And another thing: If you don't get enough fighting at any given tournament
>it's nobodys fault but yours.  The last I checked, knights like Sir Alexis,
>Sir Gideon, Sir Romanius, Sir Erasmus, and Sir Aaron are all willing to
>keep
>armor on until there's no light left or you call for your mama.
>
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