[Bryn-gwlad] Archery and the Moustache War

[Stefan li Rous]

Christian Doré gave a good description of one of the Moustache War  
battles and said:

> Of course, that was just one scenario. There were other reasons why
> archery worked so well in other scenarios but that is another story...

I would love to see these some time. I was there, but is nice to have  
other viewpoints.

> BTW, at the time I was cadet to Don Robin (the opposing baron). I was
> also a member of the Bryn Gwlad Baronial Guard and so with an oath to
> defend my barony there was never any doubt in my mind that I would  
> fight
> for Bryn Gwlad.

A rather period occurrence.

> In spite of this I was flat out called a f***ing
> traitor, I was told in all seriousness that I had no place here and
> should move to the Steppes.

This sounds like it was from someone in Bryn Gwlad, rather than from  
someone from the Steppes, even though you were fighting for Bryn  
Gwlad. The only one who had any problem with this should have been  
Don Robin. In period, one solution was for the person with two such  
commitments was to hire a mercenary to fight for that other side.

> Baron Johann came to my defense and made it
> clear that was unacceptable and that our forces had no place for  
> someone
> who would treat their fellow SCAers that way, no matter where they  
> lived
> or who they fought for.
>
> If you ever wonder why we so often remind one another that the
> Trimarians are our opponents, not our enemies and at the end of the  
> day
> we are all friends, perhaps that too is a legacy of the Mustache War.
> And that, perhaps, is the most important lesson for us to never  
> forget.

"Our opponents, not our enemies". A very nice way of putting it. Thanks.

Stefan
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