[Ansteorra] Magic Moments
Susan
swieland3 at austin.rr.com
Sun Jan 20 14:25:41 PST 2008
Jay Rudin wrote:
> Imagine two people watching the same fight:
>
> Person A: Look at that. Sir John is wearing sneakers. And Lord James's
> fighting technique is so mundane.
> Person B: Sir John is using Fiore de Liberi's longsword technique, and
> making it work! And isn't Lord James's fluted armor stunning?
>
> 1. Who is focused on the 21st century, and who is focused on the period?
> 2. Who will encourage more people to do authentic things?
> 3. Who would you rather listen to?
> 4. Who is having more fun?
Robin, your missive reminded me of a one of my own, "you are there"
moments. It was a Pennsic. I was fighting in the main battle. Barn &
Kat were Crown. The "moment" was a culmination of several moments. I
had never been in an army before. But as we stood shoulder to shoulder
before the "Lay on" cannon was fired, there was a roar that began to
sound. It started slowly and engulfed us like a wave. Sword and shield
folks were yelling and beating their shields. Spearmen were raising
weapons to the sky and yelling with excitement. As I joined the
throng, I had several memories pass through my mind; the previous
evening when we all met with King Barn to discuss tactics; having armor
inspection from Sir Baden; reminders from Sir Kein to stay hydrated;
Then the boom from the cannon. We followed Sir Kein who began running
across the field. I wasn't Susan anymore and I had forgotten that I
didn't like to run. I was Damaris of Greenhill, serving in the
Ansteorran Army and my goal was to help my comrades in arms, take the
hill. Alas I was one of the expendable ones. But the "moment" will
always be with me.
I don't remember if I even saw anything mundane. I was in the
Ansteorran Army. And I was proud to serve. It was glorious.
Thanks for reminding me of that time.
Regards,
Mistress Damaris
--
Whatever it is you might think you have,
You have nothing to lose.
Through every dead and living thing time runs like a fuse.
And the fuse is burning,
and the earth is turning.
-Jackson Browne-
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