Re: SCA History - Black Diamond

[Heather Swann <swannh@psi.com>]

Poster: Heather Swann <swannh@psi.com>

At 09:12 AM 10/26/97 -0500, Otterspur@aol.com wrote:
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>Poster: Otterspur@aol.com
>
>In a message dated 97-10-25 02:42:01 EDT, cjschaff@ix.netcom.com (C.J.
>Schaffer) writes:
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><< As for the war Malcolm asks about, it was Assessment Battles I. >>
>
>CERTAINLY too young to be there under ANY name :^), Branwynn meekly steps
>forward to ask, "Wasn't it previously called *Tax* Assessments before the
>Tax part was dropped for brevity's and camaraderie's sakes?"
>
>And when the third Assessment Battles were won, wasn't BD given rights
>to the Potomac Rice Paddies and an estate in the then-Storvik area owned
>by one HdM for Their Excellencies Naro and Caitlin's vacation palace?
>(Oh, so sue me for incorrect punctuation on that last possessive case; I'm
>up too early on a Sunday because I forgot to set my clock back...)
>
>And since we are on the subject of old wars, what about Salt Wars? Who
>was there when...?
>
>branwynn
>
Wow.  Salt Wars.  Cold as heck.  I remember we got together a handful of
Isenfiri to carpool to it, and huddled together watching the fighting.  I
think the only fighter we fielded that day was Timofei.  I recall Michael
of Bedford and his five squires trying to run Tim down, but Tim just moved
so darn fast because he had very light armour.  Of course, that was also in
the days when folks wore carpet armour.  No one had any idea it was going
to SNOW!  We wrapped up in cloaks and blankets and anything we could find,
and the only space left to crash was in the hall, on the VERY COLD stone
floor.  We nearly froze to death, and in the morning we found we had
huddled so close together we looked like a many-headed beast!

Miri
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