[Ansteorra] Story from Crown Tourney

[Melissa Long Blevins]

The water bearers were FABULOUS this past weekend. A heartfelt, "Thank you", to 
all of them! 


A votre service,
HE Elisabeth de Calais




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From: Stacy E. Dickey <medievalbelle at yahoo.com>
To: Inc.Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sun, July 11, 2010 8:28:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Story from Crown Tourney

Helene,
   Well said.  I do wish to add, though, how important it is for we fighters 
types to educate ourselves on the dangers of heat injuries.  I've watched some 
of the strongest, healthiest, and most vital warriors go down from heat stroke 
within 20 minutes from the start of a road march in the heat.  Its a common 
belief the stages of heat injuries begin small and can end large, in that 
order... ie, from heat cramps to heat exhaustion, to heat stroke.  But the truth 
is there's no rule it has to be in that order... heat stroke can appear without 
warning and kill almost as fast.  I can't tell you how grateful that wasn't the 
case with my brother, Sir Tomas.  
   My ACH off to our chirurgiens and water bearers of Ansteorra.  Keep an eye on 
each other, fellow fighters... that too can save a life.


Pour Dieu, le roi, et le pays…
Mme. Colète d'Évreux  /  "Doc" DickeySquire to Earl Duncan the BlackUS Army, 
68W- Combat MedicOEF, Laghman Province

--- On Mon, 7/12/10, SoldierGrrrl <soldier.grrrl at gmail.com> wrote:

Sir Lochlan,

Thank you.  One of the things that Ansteorra prides herself on is her
fighters.  Over and over again, I hear it.  "Fear the Ansteorran
army!"  Well, to truly be feared as an army, we need to do something
the United States Army does, at least to the best of our ability.

Train as you fight.

If Ansteorra were cold and wet, we would practice in the cold and wet.
If it were dry and dusty, we would train in the heat and dust.
However, because Ansteorra is hot and humid, those are the conditions
we must, as much as is possible, fight in.  Why are we so welcomed at
Pennsic?  Because we can fight harder, longer, than ANY OTHER ARMY out
there.  We laugh at the heat at Pennsic, and with good reason.

Should we court heat injury?  No.  A thousand times no.  But neither
should we bow to risk aversion.  We must, as all warriors do, learn to
combat our environment, learn to harden ourselves against the rigors
of said environment and work to mitigate the risk.  Fighters must stay
hydrated, condition themselves in the heat, and know when to say "I'm
done."  I have been in the desert, and I know from whence I speak.
Yes, this is a game, but it is indeed a game of men and women who
would prove themselves against the best this kingdom has to offer.

In service to the Nation and to the Black Star,
Helene Dalassene
OIF III vet
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