WR - Tourney Vote!!!

Brent Hanner behanner at mindspring.com
Mon Sep 27 21:10:00 PDT 1999


H.L. Agnarr Thorvaldsson wrote:
> 
> I remember from my reading that the norse would sometimes go to small remote
> Islands to have a structured combat to the "First Blood" and If I'm not
> correct (from my memory of a discussion/homework assignment held in a  Early
> European History Course in 86.)  they would use only "blunted" weapons and
> the overall winner would receive all the weapons, shields, armor, and entry
> prizes the combatants paid to enter the field.  I might be wrong on this as
> I have spent two days looking for the Course Book from that class to no
> avail. So I'm going off of memory alone at this point.

Gunnora has a great article on Viking duels which sound kinda similar
but
they lack the element of multi layered combat as far as I can see.

> But still have a few places to look for that book. If I find it will post
> the direct text. 

Please do I'd love to read it.  Most of my research has been in the
tournament
I have done little or none into Viking culture.

> Only one problem with this that I find off the top of my
> head is the fact that Blunted weapons to me means weapons with no edge so
> how did they draw first blood?

Alot of pain.  alot of pain.  especially if they wore armor.


Peder
-- 
"While helmets onto heads were tied we formed the groups with which we
ride.
 I took a sturdy spear in hand and rode away then from our band.
 I came forth all alone indeed and then began to spur my steed
 to race as fast as he could go. I charged Sir Hadmar's forces so."

Service of Ladies by Ulrich von Lichtenstien
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