Re: SCA History - Black Diamond

[Tom Rettie <tom@his.com>]

Poster: Tom Rettie <tom@his.com>

At 11:42 AM -0400 10/25/97, Earl Dafydd wrote:
>>
>> Come now, you cannot fault the valor or skill of the Black Diamond forces,
>> as it included Lord Thorbrandr Olafson (now Count), Lord Otto the Obscure
>> (now Knight), Lord Adenwald the Hazardous (now Knight), and your own most
>> noble and puissant self.
>
>True enough, plus the valiant and near-sighted Sir Ishmael.

For those who did not know him, Sir Ishmael fought in a truly period
fashion -- without benefit of anything so shockingly modern as spectacles
or contact lenses.  Feints and subtle deceptions were useless against Sir
Ish, as all fighters were the same indistinct blur to him.  How did he
fight?  Well, his squires, Lord Karl and Lord Ian would point him in the
right direction and yell "Ish, hit that one."

Wasn't Sir Rand also about at this time?

Findlaech


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Tom Rettie                                         tom@his.com
Heather Bryden                                 bryden@hers.com
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