Re: Encumbrance of armour

["Galen" <galen@widomaker.com>]

Poster: "Galen" <galen@widomaker.com>

Well, i am more than willing to show off my gymnastical <is that a word?>
type skills.


Galen
Who can do cartwheels.


Poster: blackbow@mindspring.com

Well, now, see, that's been the problem all these years!  We have to find
somebody who CAN do a cartwheel :)

Regards,

Jonathan Blackbow
Clan O'Shannon
><< So much for those theories about the armour's being so heavy that a
fallen
>knight couldn't move.... >>
>
>
>At demos, I do a whole bit to dispell that ... my armor weighs about 45-50
>pounds; I heft it out in a duffel bag and offer anyone to test its weight.
>Then I don it, explaining the names and functions of the diffferent parts.
>Then, fully armored, I go through various physical maneuvers, saying, "I
can
>bend, stoop, run, sit . ..."  I let myself fall to my back   " . ..  and
get
>up!" scrambling to my feet
>
>~Donal mac Ruiseart
>(who can't do a cartwheel anyway)


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