[Ansteorra] Challenges and fighting with a spear

[Bob Dewart]

Fight a battle with skillet, pot and spoon sometime and tell me how you
faired.

Gilli
Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan li Rous" <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 11:31 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Challenges and fighting with a spear


> Guy wrote:
> Thank you all for the kind words. In truth, I am still somewhat
> embarassed
> > by fighting a spear from my knees. I did not know the words and did
> > not have
> > the confidence to challenge Tomas properly, and the next I knew, I was
> > facing a spear. Still, I am extremely happy to have had the chance to
> > fight,
> > and to have been picked by Godfrey, and I guess the rest will come
> > later.
> Many (most?) of us also have trouble coming up with a good challenge,
> especially on the spur of the moment repeatedly. Perhaps this file in
> the Florilegium might be of use:
> Chalngs-Boasts-art(60K) 12/ 3/00    "Challenges and Boasts: A
> Compendium and
>                                       Guide" by Michael and Elizabeth
> Labbe-Webb.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/COMBAT/Chalngs-Boasts-art.html
> Or perhaps this one:
> p-swears-msg      (48K)  9/ 1/99    Period swears, oaths and insults.
>                                         euphemisms.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/UNCAT/p-swears-msg.html
>
> And while I am thinking about it, Guy mentioned fighting with a spear
> and against a spear.
> Does anyone have any good articles on how to fight with a spear or
> against one? I'd love to have such an article for the Florilegium,
> either one previously written or a new one. My standard policy is that
> the copyright stays with the author and I take updates at any time. I
> just want to get good into out to those who can use it.
>
> Stefan
> --------
> THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
>     Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas
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