NK - Glaive?
Addington, Debbie, A
daaddington at saintfrancis.com
Mon Aug 23 07:51:37 PDT 1999
I am not worried about my husband, I was refering to myself.
Perry is a peace keeper, not a fighter at all. Good thing he likes a take
charge wife. :)
Would Lord Marrock still be the one to contact for glaive regardles of
gender?
Maidenhair
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rebecca M. Heydon [SMTP:rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu]
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 9:49 AM
> To: Northkeep at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: Re: NK - Glaive?
>
> At 09:24 AM 8/23/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >Are they really nasty looking? :)
>
> Well, I think they are most impressive. Good purple and blue/black
> coloring. And in case there was any doubt, a spear shot in the armpit
> hurts like a big dog. :-)
>
> >What is glaive and where can you get instruction?
>
> My understanding of glaive is that, traditionally, it was a broken sword
> fastened to a stick. SCA glaives are a bit different since we don't do
> live steel. They involve padding and tape and all that good stuff.
>
> Instruction comes at fighter practice. Six foot padded glaive is covered
> under the general fighter's authorization. The unpadded 7.5 foot glaive
> is
> a separate authorization altogether. Ultimately, talk to Marrock, the
> Knight's Marshal. He is the one who can get your husband on the road to
> authorization.
>
> Rowan
>
> >Maidenhair
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Rebecca M. Heydon [SMTP:rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu]
> >> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 9:24 AM
> >> To: Northkeep at Ansteorra.ORG
> >> Subject: Re: NK - Pennsic
> >>
> >> Kevin Keary wrote:
> >> (snip)
> >> >We Horde cultivate a reputation of being touchy and cantankerous
> >>
> >> Well, there are worse things to cultivate, I suppose. We'll forgive
> >> you...:-)
> >>
> >> Anyhow, we're glad to be back. Pennsic was fun, as always, but it's
> >> always
> >> nice to be back in Barony with friends and family.
> >>
> >> Hey, anyone wanna see my bruises??
> >>
> >> Rowan
> >> (Who has a new love: 7 and a half foot unpadded glaive!)
> >> end
> >> ******
> >> Rebecca M. Heydon
> >> University of Tulsa - College of Law Library
> >> ph: 918-631-3557 (voice mail only)
> >> fax: 918-631-2151
> >> rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu
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> >> --John Stuart Mill
> >> ******
> >
> end
> ******
> Rebecca M. Heydon
> University of Tulsa - College of Law Library
> ph: 918-631-3557 (voice mail only)
> fax: 918-631-2151
> rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu
> "Language is the light of the mind."
> --John Stuart Mill
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