[Ansteorra] Polls

[Chiara Francesca]

At the risk of being ... made fun of ... it is very nice to look at,
completes the ensamble look and adds to the dream, functional or
not. :)

Yeah .. I am a girl and I like pretty things and I like to look at
pretty things.

Chiara Francesca


On Mon, October 23, 2006 12:47 pm, Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace said:
> Salut cozyns,
>
>>"Should we *require* vambraces as minimum armour?"
>>
>>You can vote by going to http://marshal.ansteorra.org/armored/
>
> Three points worth noting:
>
> First, the vambrace is *not* an SCA marshal's requirement. This is
> an
> Ansteorran requirement. Several kingdoms "strongly recommend"
> forearm
> protection (including Gleann Abhann and Meridies), and Trimaris
> requires a
> vambrace only if no shield is present.
>
> Second, even if we require rigid forearm protection, I can see no
> reason for
> the heavy legislation we're currently carrying--unbroken rigid *and*
> padded
> coverage from wrist to elbow cop, closure only on the inside with a
> gap no
> larger than one inch. I've always worn forearm protection. I wear
> more armor
> (coverage-wise) than most of this kingdom. This rule is excessive.
>
> Third, I've seen no data supporting a need for this regulation. Most
> of the
> broken forearms I've seen in SCA combat were from jumping or
> falling, and in
> each case I recall, the arms were in vambraces.
>
> lo vostre per vos servir
> Meser Lyonel
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