>If the curricular activities are centered on Rebecca, who are the
>extra-curricular ones centered on?
>Rand
I can see that I'm going to have to hurt you. (Benson, I'm going to have to turn you into a dog for a while.) <g> You're always getting me in trouble.(Angus, your fly is open, Igrainne, your skirt is up in the back, etc.)
Darned unruly wolf pup. Don't you know that I was trying to smooth this thing over?<g> When Rebecca read that she said, "Oh, how sweet." Now you've gone and stirred the pot again. Got me mumbling under my breath.
>My brother (Motoharu), as if in dream, I heard your voice from afar, and it
>has moved me to action. Let it be known, to all, that the Samurai stir
>again, awakening much like a bear does from hibernation. I hope that our
>honor shall shine true within the Shire. My brother Samurai, Motoharu and
>unto those, the wonderful people of the Shire, I shall return to the Shire
>soon, Ohira Ichtaro WILL be back within a years time. Until then, may your
>actions flow like a river, may your honor shine bright.
The Samurai spirit is strong and stirkes a chord within kindred spirits. Know this, that when the Samurai stir themselves enough to return to practice with the rest of us, I, and the other fighters, will be willing to share our knowledge of the fighting arts with them and help improve their skills of combat.
>
>
>Like a Running Stream
>Always Flowing Through the Wild
>We Stride Gracefully
>-C.L.
Very lovely Haiku.
>Live by Honor, Fight by Honor, and if Need be, Die by Honor.
>
>---Ohira Ichtaro, another proud Samurai of Cote du Ciel, standing with his
>brother, Shimazu Motoharu.
Landolf (a Samurai in spirit, if not by personna)
'By the center I grasp my great naginata, which I have loved so long.
I lay it across my shoulder, then with leisurely steps I stride forward.
Be he devil or demon, how can he stand against me?
So completely do I trust my own skill.
Oh, how I long for a foe worthy of my hand!
-Benkei- (A 13th century Yamabushi (Japanese warrior monk))
Hey, y'all. Seeing as how I've been annoyingly unable to make it down for meetings, I'm going through SCA withdrawal. Anyone have ICQ or Yahoo Messenger? I am bored, bored, bored.
Mairwen
ICQ #43843570 (nick Sid)
Yahoo Messenger SidheRa_Sang
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> >My brother (Motoharu), as if in dream, I heard your voice from afar, and it
> >has moved me to action. Let it be known, to all, that the Samurai stir
> >again, awakening much like a bear does from hibernation. I hope that our
> >honor shall shine true within the Shire. My brother Samurai, Motoharu and
> >unto those, the wonderful people of the Shire, I shall return to the Shire
> >soon, Ohira Ichtaro WILL be back within a years time. Until then, may your
> >actions flow like a river, may your honor shine bright.
>
> The Samurai spirit is strong and stirkes a chord within kindred spirits. Know this, that when the Samurai stir themselves enough to return to practice with the rest of us, I, and the other fighters, will be willing to share our knowledge of the fighting arts with them and help improve their skills of combat.
> >
> >
> >Like a Running Stream
> >Always Flowing Through the Wild
> >We Stride Gracefully
> >-C.L.
>
> Very lovely Haiku.
>
> >Live by Honor, Fight by Honor, and if Need be, Die by Honor.
> >
> >---Ohira Ichtaro, another proud Samurai of Cote du Ciel, standing with his
> >brother, Shimazu Motoharu.
>
> Landolf (a Samurai in spirit, if not by personna)
>
> 'By the center I grasp my great naginata, which I have loved so long.
> I lay it across my shoulder, then with leisurely steps I stride forward.
> Be he devil or demon, how can he stand against me?
> So completely do I trust my own skill.
> Oh, how I long for a foe worthy of my hand!
> -Benkei- (A 13th century Yamabushi (Japanese warrior monk))
To this, A German of the house of Lowenburg, knowing a Samurai, (ok, I saw a picture of one in a book once or twice.) adds...
" By the neck I grasp my great naughty child, which I have loathed so long. I lay (it) across my knee, then with loud slaps, I spank onward.
Be (it) devil or demon, how can this be my seed?
So completely do I love K.F.C.
Oh, how I long for a Bucket in my hand.
-Jurgi- ( A 14th century Yam-eater (Squire-prankster warrior lunk))
Subject: Crossbows 'n' such was Re: (cdc) It's Friday
Date: 30 Jan 2000 12:21:01 -0700
<SNIP>
>Angus here.
>
>It is. But, of course, it was largely ignored. It was banned because a
>crossbow powerful enough to unseat and/or kill outright a fully armored
>knight could be used by a peasant with relatively little training. The
>church didn't mind the English longbow so much, because while it was
>actually more effective, it did require significant amounts of personal
>strength and training, giving the yoeman archer some sort of honor in it's
>use. A crossbow, however, was a great thug's weapon.
>
>But like I said, the directive was essentially ignored.
>
The ban was to prohibit the use of a crossbow against Christians. As Angus said it was largely ignored. The Holy Roman Emperor also banned the use and development of self-igniting gunlocks, specifically wheellocks, as well. This directive was ignored, too.
The use of round projectiles against 'The Heathens' was also prohibited at one point in time. So square bullets and guns to shoot them were experimented with for a short time. Found to be impractical, square bullets were discarded and round bullets continued to be used.
Subject: Re: Crossbows 'n' such was Re: (cdc) It's Friday
Date: 31 Jan 2000 11:14:28 -0700
Ironically, The ban lasted over 100 years and Richard I (Lionheart) was a big advocate of the crossbow. (He also ignored the 'no jousting law' from the church as well.) The irony is that he was eventually killed as a result of being shot by a crossbow bolt in the
shoulder, by one of his own men.
Jurgi
DeseretMail wrote:
> <SNIP>
> >Angus here.
> >
> >It is. But, of course, it was largely ignored. It was banned because a
> >crossbow powerful enough to unseat and/or kill outright a fully armored
> >knight could be used by a peasant with relatively little training. The
> >church didn't mind the English longbow so much, because while it was
> >actually more effective, it did require significant amounts of personal
> >strength and training, giving the yoeman archer some sort of honor in it's
> >use. A crossbow, however, was a great thug's weapon.
> >
> >But like I said, the directive was essentially ignored.
> >
> The ban was to prohibit the use of a crossbow against Christians. As Angus said it was largely ignored. The Holy Roman Emperor also banned the use and development of self-igniting gunlocks, specifically wheellocks, as well. This directive was ignored, too.
> The use of round projectiles against 'The Heathens' was also prohibited at one point in time. So square bullets and guns to shoot them were experimented with for a short time. Found to be impractical, square bullets were discarded and round bullets continued to be used.
Subject: Re: Crossbows 'n' such was Re: (cdc) It's Friday
Date: 31 Jan 2000 14:03:07 -0700
>Does anyone "official" belong to the shire list? I thought this was where
>we could vent things and be generally obnoxious about things that caused us
>grief--i.e. Griffon's Laid.
>Have Fun,
>Rand
"Obnoxious" being the operative word. But you know how things tend to be leaked just when you least want the information getting out. Just ask your President.
