[Ansteorra] ransoming

[Stefan li Rous]

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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