[Ansteorra] Story from nine Worthies concerning the weather

[Darlene Burns]

I remember that Worthies well...and yes, it was very hot. A lot of history
there and here.
Annes

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:52 AM, <Baronman at aol.com> wrote:

> I can remember a Tourney of the Nine  Worthies started out at 90 degrees at
> 9 o'clock in the morning.  Then  it started to rain. Usually a good rain
> will help to cool things down but in  this case it just made one feel hot,
> wet, sticky and miserable.  Duchess  Rowan who was the Crown during this
> event
> ( Hector was running late- real  late) noticed the lack of enthusiasm from
> the fighters to get into armor, jumped  up on a hay bale in the middle of
> the
> downpour, her herald shouted for all to  attend .  " We're not going to let
> a little rain and some heat  stop our fun, are we?" she shouted. All in
> attendance yelled back  "NO!"  " Then lets get this tournament started!"
> she
> replied back.   Just as the crowd started to break up to  get ready, the
> rain
> suddenly  stopped and a small break in the clouds opened up to cast full
> sunlight on Rowan  standing alone on top of that bale of hay.  I guess that
> is
> where the  legend of the Iron Rose having dominion over the weather
> started.
>  It ended  up being a hot, wonderful day.
>
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it
>  Baron Bors of Lothian
> ( I was there and even though I am 64, still remember my name and my
> history.)
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/12/2010 7:26:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> wiselaw at comcast.net writes:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> Sir Alexis LaBouche
>
> p.s. Haven't kept  track of the number of kingdoms, but has been quite a
> few.
> Also, there was  a certain charge up Senlac Hill in full mail harness
> against
> a couple of  feisty Saxons wielding steel weapons...While not the original
> Battle of  Hastings, the weight of the riveted mail harness over the aketon
> felt  pretty real to me as I adjusted the conical to account for the trot
> of
> the  horse..
>
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-- 
Annes
"None left to rescue, none left to buy,
None left to suffer, none left to die.
None to be beaten, none to be kicked.
All must be loved and
All must be fixed."
~Unknown