[Ansteorra] Story from Crown Tourney

[HerrDetlef]

Heat exhaustion is caused by lots of factors working together: not only the
heat and humidity, but also the level of exertion (which is understandably
high when you're fighting in a Crown tournament but is also compounded by
clothing and armor worn), level of hydration, ventilation (affecting not
only oxygen intake but also perspiration), health and age of the person
involved, It's physically possible to suffer heat exhaustion in mid-winter,
but fortunately unlikely. The best advice I can give is to be realistic and
be prepared, drink lots of fluids and take lots of breaks out of the
heat...and don't think it could never happen to you (that's usually a
surefire guarantee that it WILL happen to you).

I can only imagine what a licensed chirurgeoun would say....probably "listen
to the chirurgeons and waterbearers!".

Detlef

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com> wrote:

> Lest anyone not there think it was horribly insanely hot -- it wasn't.
> It was hot, and humid, but by far not the hottest Crown Tourney we've
> ever had (remember last July? Ugh...)  For the record, the high temp
> recorded in Stillwater yesterday was 90F, and the humidity was around
> 70%.  There wasn't much wind at all, and plenty of sun, which made it
> feel ever so more oppressive, certainly.
>
> -Emma
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Greetings good Ladies and Gentles!
> >
> > I wanted to share a story from Crown Tourney.
> >
> > The battle between Duke Ulsted and Sir Tomas had lasted for 1/2 hour in
> the
> > sun and both combatants were feeling it. Duke Ulsted struck a blow to the
> > head of Sir Tomas who promptly called the shot and went down. It then
> became
> > evident that Sir Tomas was suffering from heat exhaustion and we had to
> help
> > him to up the hill to the air conditioned hall. Sir Tomas was so weak he
> was
> > hardly walking at all and was mostly carried.
> >
> > Once in the hall his gear having been removed and cool clothes placed on
> him
> > to cool him down a few people started talking about the heat. A couple of
> > people talked about how it was too hot outside and that the tourney
> should
> > be moved inside somehow. Up to this point Sir Tomas had just started to
> get
> > some color back and had hardly spoken and was still doing good just to
> sit
> > where he had been placed when we brought him in.
> >
> > Sir Tomas raised his head up and spoke clearly and said
> >
> > "No, this is Ansteorra and we fight outside!"
> >
> > Wow, talk about a warrior and a fighter! Even after having to withdraw
> from
> > the fight he still wanted to keep the traditions alive and loved the way
> > things are done in this great kingdom!
> >
> > My hat is off to all of those that competed in heat this weekend for the
> > right and honor to be our next King and Queen.
> >
> > YIS,
> >
> > Vincenti
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