[Ansteorra] ransoming

[Adam R Thompson]

I handed out reign coins from my previous Kingdom to many of those that bested me on the field last weekend at Legacy of Lions. 

Richard

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On Oct 22, 2011, at 15:54, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> So any ideas how to make it work?
> 
> I've seen tokens being passed on to the victor of a bout, whether roses or something else, but that is just a token. Can it be done without encouraging rhino-hiding and such?
> 
> Stefan
> Taking this to the Anstoerra list as well, as I'd like to expand the pool for reasonable ideas.
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> Oooh. ransoming...I like it!!
> 
> Kate.
> 
> From: eule at ecpi.com
> To: bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:35:50 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Something interesting...
> 
> I wasn’t saying they never fought off their horse (quite common in later period)….just pointing out that all, with the exception of a few, don’t in the SCA.
> 
> Some other interesting factoids:
> -          “tournaments” were exclusively fought on horseback
> -          “passage of arms” were fought on foot
> -          What the SCA generally “recreates” are passages of arms where the point was to best your opponent and earn renown…not kill them (with, of course the exceptions of our “wars”…which should include much more ransoming than we do)
> 
> Eule/Steve
> Unus sed Leo
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