tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post7240365355380032897..comments2023-06-01T13:40:10.901+01:00Comments on Here Be Dragons: Training DaySianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11948822019200873512noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-67033493385283596032008-11-16T09:34:00.000+00:002008-11-16T09:34:00.000+00:00Whee! Looks like so much fun!Whee! Looks like so much fun!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-24727727988251812912008-11-12T16:01:00.000+00:002008-11-12T16:01:00.000+00:00What fun you had! Sword-fighting AND archery! I lo...What fun you had! Sword-fighting AND archery! I love castles too. Although, you're so much more poetic than I am in your descriptions. Ooo I want to visit a castle now!Pippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268252474039269610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-60150435596644403292008-11-10T20:09:00.000+00:002008-11-10T20:09:00.000+00:00You paint such a wonderful impression of your expe...You paint such a wonderful impression of your experience with words!<BR/><BR/>When you mentioned golf and archery it brought back memories of my college days (many years ago!). We had to take a certain amount of physical ed so I chose archery and golf and was terrible at both! I lived in the oldest dorm on campus and the archery targets happened to be in the attic of my dorm. It was convenient but unfortunately most of my arrows ended up in the rafters or behind the targets. Paint brushes were more my cup of tea!Nan and =^..^=https://www.blogger.com/profile/11452734435546862503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-1091495471916479152008-11-10T20:02:00.000+00:002008-11-10T20:02:00.000+00:00Awwww, I'm seriously jealous of all your reinactme...Awwww, I'm seriously jealous of all your reinactment activities. That's the sucky thing about living in America (esp. Alaska), there aren't the real historical (not for European descendents, anyway) opportunities.<BR/><BR/>And, a 40 lb draw is pretty heavy for a woman, from what I gather. Start with a lighter bow and work your way up. You couldn't be expected to start that heavy, but it may be that you could progress to that strong.Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312698112377656801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-89018247804255206402008-11-10T17:12:00.000+00:002008-11-10T17:12:00.000+00:00Mmm warm feetsies in the wintertime is what life i...Mmm warm feetsies in the wintertime is what life is all about :-)<BR/><BR/>Swords are indeed heavy, I hear you. I can't imagine how strong our ancestors had to be to wield those in a fight, laden down with armour, straddling a horse... no wonder they ate so much stew!Technodollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651690556059895831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-83696276573565999572008-11-10T14:48:00.000+00:002008-11-10T14:48:00.000+00:00I watched a movie last night, "King Arthur" starri...I watched a movie last night, "King Arthur" starring Clive Owen (pant pant woof!) and Keira Knightly. It was listed as 2004, but I don't recall ever hearing of it before. They took a lot of liberties with the story, at least the story as many of us are familiar with it, but in a number of ways I thought it was probably more true to the times. Anyway, lots of hacking and thwacking (but not too much gratuitous gore) and some other interesting battle tricks. And the wardrobe and makeup crew must have had a lot of fun. It was pretty enjoyable to watch, really. The singing blades were really something - just on TV! I can't imagine them in person, must really be electrifying! I can see how you could get so intrigued with the pagentry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-54130132579079870302008-11-10T14:45:00.000+00:002008-11-10T14:45:00.000+00:00Sian- Bunking off church (wags finger)Actually, it...Sian- Bunking off church (wags finger)<BR/><BR/>Actually, it looks like alot of fun, and I would be dressing up right along with you.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104769413816181475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-45845326603235928412008-11-10T10:51:00.000+00:002008-11-10T10:51:00.000+00:00Oh What a Knight! There were three medieval kingdo...Oh What a Knight!<BR/> <BR/><BR/>There were three medieval kingdoms on the shores of a lake.<BR/>There was an island in the middle of the lake, which the<BR/>kingdoms had been fighting over for years. Finally, the three<BR/>kings decided that they would send their knights out to do<BR/>battle, and the winner would take the island.<BR/><BR/>The night before the battle, the knights and their squires<BR/>pitched camp and readied themselves for the fight. The first<BR/>kingdom had 12 knights, and each knight had five squires, all of<BR/>whom were busily polishing armor, brushing horses, and cooking<BR/>food.<BR/><BR/>The second kingdom had 20 knights, and each knight had 10<BR/>squires. Everyone at that camp was also busy preparing for<BR/>battle.<BR/><BR/>At the camp of the third kingdom, there was only one<BR/>knight, with his squire. This squire took a large pot and hung<BR/>it from a looped rope in a tall tree. He busied himself<BR/>preparing the meal, while the knight polished his own armor.<BR/><BR/>When the hour of the battle came, the three kingdoms sent their<BR/>squires out to fight (this was too trivial a matter for the<BR/>knights to join in). The battle raged, and when the dust<BR/>cleared, the only person left was the lone squire from the third<BR/>kingdom, having defeated the squires from the other two kingdoms,<BR/>thus proving that the squire of the high pot and noose is equal<BR/>to the sum of the squires of the other two sides.<BR/>I know i know it's bad .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-82847036759461895052008-11-10T09:58:00.000+00:002008-11-10T09:58:00.000+00:00there was me thinking you were all ill with flu! l...there was me thinking you were all ill with flu! lol!! Many away from church last night only about 25 of us. Am off to London Thursday yaySahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926901411498563883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315085954875665441.post-77809670323770349482008-11-10T08:01:00.000+00:002008-11-10T08:01:00.000+00:00We don't have the history here for reenactment(?),...We don't have the history here for reenactment(?), though I think there are small scale clubs around. How fun to find new things to interest you.Kate Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633212747921479779noreply@blogger.com