Archive for May, 2009

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May

Deadliest Warrior

   Posted by: Raynold    in Armour, Melee, Record

Deadliest WarriorShow on Spike that a friend was telling me about, the episode explained I thought was kind of bad from the get go.  Basic premise, pick two famous warrior classes from history, gather information on weapons, armor, etc, and then run a computer model simulation to see who would have won in a contest of arms.  I had my doubts when I heard about the show and now that I am finally watching an episode I am in even more doubt about the true measure of any outcome.  The current episode I am watching is pitting the William Wallace era Scottish warrior against the Shaka Zulu warrior, and more specifically those two leaders pitted against one another.

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14
May

Baron Wars

   Posted by: Raynold    in Horses, Photos, SCA

Equestrian Marshals - Baron Wars 2009Last Saturday I went up to Bowling Green, Ohio to participate largely in the capacity as a marshal for the SCA event known as Baron Wars.  I have, in the past loved this event, though I have I think only been two times.  In the past it was held and very large historical fort overlooking a bluff of the river.  Times being what they way the site was made impractical so we moved to a large city park.  The event was awesome on a number of fronts, but let me please inquire as to who is order the weather?  Two weeks ago it was windy and getting hot, this past Saturday it was even more windy and darn near to cold.

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