[Ansteorra] painting fencing masks

[David Whitford]

One of the comments I have recieved over the years from various past Royals (some whose opinions I highly value) is "be true to your period". If you want to play late period-then look late period. It was one of the key factors that led to my change in persona and dress (that and becoming the Elizabethan poster child ofr two of our folks)
Robert

--- On Wed, 3/30/11, Sir Lyonel <sirlyonel at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Sir Lyonel <sirlyonel at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] painting fencing masks
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 8:54 AM
> Salut cozyns,
> 
> Yes, he looks quite smart. He also, IMHO, looks rather
> silly. I mean, anachronistic, yes, but a Twelfth Century
> fencer? It's like seeing a chivalric fighter in 4th C. BC
> panoply fighting with a halberd or claymore. It doesn't make
> any sense. I think the masks should look as invisible as
> possible. Yeah, an armet or a burgonet looks okay.
> Otherwise, I agree with Sir Dieter, it looks silly.
> 
> En Lyonel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Mar 30, 2011, at 1:27 AM, David Whitford <dbw6969 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > he's from Trimaris
> > robert
> > 
> > --- On Wed, 3/30/11, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] painting fencing masks
> >> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> >> Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 12:04 AM
> >> Wow. One of the problems I had (well,
> >> beyond not being very good at it. :-) ) when I was
> doing
> >> rapier combat ten(?) years ago was making it work
> with a
> >> 12th Century persona. I was never that happy with
> the
> >> triple-layer trigger T-tunic I had made for me.
> But this guy
> >> has a similar earlier period persona and he LOOKS
> GOOD.
> >> 
> >> Anyone know who he is and where he's from?
> >> 
> >> Or anyone wish to write me an article for the
> Florilegium
> >> on doing rapier combat with earlier period
> personas?
> >> 
> >> Stefan
> >> 
> >> On Mar 29, 2011, at 11:04 PM, <knightly1 at suddenlink.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> i saw a pic of a guy that painted his mask
> like a
> >> helm
> >>> 
> >>> http://www.jmtimeless.com/SCA-Events/Gulf-Wars-XIX/Champions-Tourney-Rapier/11591159_HHLAm#816806897_gNxAG
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> so i have always liked the idea but then i am
> the
> >> rabid chihuahua if anyone remembers me.
> >>> 
> >>> Achillies
> >> 
> >> --------
> >> THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn
> >> Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
> >>    Mark S. Harris
> >>    Austin, Texas
> >>   StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
> >> **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org ****
> >> 
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