[Bryn-gwlad] Archery and the Moustache War

[Robin Craig]

I am pretty sure Conor Drummond and Eule were there as well!  Seems  
there are some "no sh!t" stories that I have heard 30-50 times!  LOL!

-Robin Anderson

On Aug 31, 2006, at 7:10 AM, Susan Froebel wrote:

> The side with the best archers always enjoys the archers.  Bryn  
> Gwlad had
> Steppes beat hands down in that department.  It ruined Inman's  
> day.  I'll be
> happy to tell you more, but honestly, if you can get Baron Johann  
> to tell it
> you are in for a real treat.  It was His War and he's a great  
> storyteller.
>
> And for those of you later come to the Barony, the War was caused  
> by Baron
> Robin of Gilwell accusing our noble Baron Johann von Graustein of  
> using his
> (Robin's) moustache badge and insisting Johann remove it from his  
> face.  The
> losing side paid the winning side in chocolate chip cookies, if I  
> remember
> correctly.
>
> I look forward to meeting you if I haven't already.
>
> Rhiannon
>
> (This msg copied to Baron Johann in the hopes he will tell us a  
> story.)
>
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> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:55:25 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Patrick R <tex_yankee2004 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Concerning combat archery
> To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Message-ID: <20060831005525.44300.qmail at web35609.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>
> OK that was just not right, teasing us with a story and then not  
> telling it.
> Please tell the story please. Hopefully someone can clear something  
> up for
> me please. My mind set is just a dumb old grunt, see the hill, take  
> the hill
> and kill everyone on the hill, so I need some help. I would think  
> that the
> heavy fighters would love to have the archers there. If you are 30  
> fighters
> going against 30 fighters and your side has a dozen archers that  
> could each
> get off two rounds before they get to you, I would think some would be
> killed and make things easier for the heavy fighters if some of the  
> enemy
> are dead already.
>
>    Patrick
>
> Susan Froebel <susanfroebel at hotmail.com> wrote:
> For a really good story about shooting at Dukes, get some of the  
> oldtimers
> to give you Duke Inman's response to the archers at the Moustache  
> War. Yes,
> we (the Bryn Gwlad archers) did not make him happy.
>
> Rhiannon (who marshalled that day)
>
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> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:36:49 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Patrick R
> Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Concerning combat archery
> To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad
>
> Message-ID: <20060830193649.61992.qmail at web35604.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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> Try as I might, I could not think of a good reason to go through  
> the trouble
> of getting archery combat qualified until I read your post. Now  
> shooting at
> Dukes now that could be worth all the trouble. Sorry I just could not
> resist.
>
> Patrick
> Hoping people realize it was a joke..... Archery ... reach out and  
> kill
> someone
>
>
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