Re: SCA History - Salt Wars

[Heather Swann <swannh@psi.com>]

Poster: Heather Swann <swannh@psi.com>

At 02:58 PM 10/28/97 -0500, anne carey wrote:
>
>Poster: anne carey <afcarey@norfolk.infi.net>
>
>Heather Swann wrote:
>> IIRC, the second Salt War (called Border War) was at King's Mt.  I remember
>> because we drove all the way from Isenfir late at night, and there was so
>> much water on the road at one point that I got teased mercilessly by my
>> companions for driving through a lake!  Isenfir also fielded a bunch of
>> combat archers, each with five carefully rationed arrows, and we kept
>> killing Duke Sir John Bearkiller!  The other side had trash can sized
>> quivers full of arrows, but they couldn't shoot for beans!!! 
>
>I Resemble ...ummmm RESENT that remark!  I specifically recall downing
>my fair share of Atlantians with my fellow South Downers...and I didn't
>have a trash cans size quiver, cause I didn't have a quiver... I just
>had to haul my 22 arrows around in a bag...;D

Well, ok, maybe you were the one good archer on that side....  ;)
>
> Bearkiller
>> finally decided to marshal because he was tired of getting killed in the
>> first five minutes by #%^$*^@W!!  archers. 
>
>He pretty much killed archery in Meridies for awhile as result... Thanks
>alot you guys... :(
>
Hey, we practiced before we went, what can I say?  We actually had running
and shooting drills with a heavy fighter running toward us.

>All I really remember about that event is that we got there *really*
>late, the hall was cold and noisy, and Pascal and I ended up sleeping in
>the car... 
>
>Boy we had a good time... :D
>
>Anne Elizabeth
>
Yeah, it was a great little War.....

Miri
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