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And for all you guys who love to make fun of the SCA, here's some more ammunition. I am SO sad this picture cuts off right at the guy's head, because his "weapon" is a foam cut-out, yellow duct-taped, fully SCA-legal
AQUILA! At least you have to give him style points.
Franklin Slaton
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Your mother wears caligae!
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Ok, I put one of this series in the Greek Section as well :?
Byzantine Officer in charge of Varangian Guard unit 12C conferring with Vikingr sub commander.
Patrick Urquhart
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Pretty wicked impression.
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
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I was under the impression that by the late 11th century most of the Varangian Guard would have been composed of English thegns who had been forced out of England by the Norman conquest and the Harrying of the North, rather than Scandanavians as it had been before. :twisted:
Crispvs
Who is called \'\'Paul\'\' by no-one other than his wife, parents and brothers. :!: <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_exclaim.gif" alt=":!:" title="Exclamation" />:!:
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Indeed the Guard was more Saxon at this time, according to available sources.
This is not a posed photo however so therefore it turns out I am talking to one of the rare Viking members remaining
Patrick Urquhart
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Fectio is getting bigger!!!
Ivan Perelló
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Grandson Chris at Lafe 09 Age 5 at the time
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Decima Legio -
Natale di Roma - April 18th 2010
Impressions of a Roman Republican Army (Punic Wars):
Marching near Caracalla...
Along the Appian Way...
In the Circus Maximus...
Flavius
aka Giuseppe Cascarino
Decima Legio
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Very impressive and great to see this period recreated!