Our gladiator show at Kelmarsh

[Dan from Britannia]

Just a few images -

Standard bouts & a few 'novelties' (Including bringing down a crupellarius with a hammer :lol: - as a homage to the original revolt in Gaul).

[Dan from Britannia]

A few more (Hoplomachus casting a spear at a secutor... amd a provocator nearly getting netted).

[Robert]

Wow, very impressive Dan! Must have been a good show!

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

I'll bet that sledge hammer rang his bell!! i hope you didn't hit him with it!! hock: hock: :lol:

[Dan from Britannia]

I'll bet that sledge hammer rang his bell!! i hope you didn't hit him with it!!

Yep... around his heavily padded head! (The British public demands such outrageous acts of public violence) :lol:

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Ow..that would hurt! Is the hammer real?

[Dan from Britannia]

It's a hologram! :wink:

Actually - we have x2 large almost identical hammers.

One (real iron) gets brought on to the arena by Charon... he is seen and heard to be tapping the odd metal stake in with it. Or walking around and letting it thud on the ground etc.

Then when the combat starts - he puts it down near a discarded cloak or other props and picks up the identical latex hammer.

Then you hear the crowd gasp or wince as it makes a THUD sound against the skull!

(One woman said after our first show this Saturday- that she 'was nearly sick' when she saw the hammer smashed onto the back of a dead gladiator's head...

... job done!!!! :lol: :lol: )

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Wicked!! That is the way to do it for sure! :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just looking at the photos, the body stances give the impression of weight too. Excellent display shots!

[Medicus matt]

the body stances give the impression of weight too. !

Shhhhh! He can't help it and he's very sensitive about it.
:wink:

[Dan from Britannia]

I like my pies ok... :lol:

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

:lol:

[Maximio]

It's a hologram! :wink:

Then when the combat starts - he puts it down near a discarded cloak or other props and picks up the identical latex hammer.

Please tell me you have a big mark on the handle to make sure he picks up the right one.

[Dan from Britannia]

Occasionally he whispers "Is this the right hammer?" as he approaches the 'dead' gladiators... just to see if they get up and run! :wink:

[Dan from Britannia]

A picture taken of our crupellarius by Will in our group.

The crupellarius is a monstrous old time re-enactor John Quadling - he stands about 6ft 3ins, is built like two legionaries welded together- and moves very fast! :lol:

I tend to get out of the way very fast when he roars around the arena in this kit, or stand somewhere safe (like Switzerland).

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

A wise precaution, I'd say! :lol: