11-30-2003, 07:59 PM
Dan,<br>
<br>
You agree with me that a date must be set very soon? Most groups are fully booked yet, or aare close to doing so. 2005 might be better idea, but there's already stiff competition. April may be the only month relatively free, or the next month is october!<br>
<br>
I've contacted the <em>Batavi</em>, <em>Britannia</em>, <em>Comitatus</em>, <em>ERA</em>, several individuals, even the <em>Equites Stablesianorum Gariannonensium</em>. I've not been in touch with any Anglo-Saxon groups yet.<br>
Apart from Comitatus, who are already booked for that weekend (but two of them want to attend anyway), no reply yet.<br>
<br>
About the felt system, why not? I mean, as long as we try to do it the late Roman way, it could look good. Dan, hasta atre for stabbing, not for throwing, they are 7-9ft long! Plumbatae from felt would not work, too light to look like the real thing. However, we could take the real think and attach a rubber stop on the point. that could work.<br>
<br>
Of course, "metal sword fighting is essentially a pre-arranged 'show'", I know that. Bloody dangerous. However, I've been in shows where metal weapons were used by groups who did not know each other. It was uncontrolled, but apart from minor incidents, it went OK. It's just that it did not look like two units in close combat, it was controlled chaos. As long as we realise that we can never to the real thing, but attempt to make it look like that, it might work. I guess fighting with felt will look like uncintrolled bashing, not choreogrtaphed 'fencing'. Just realise, Dan, that late Roman fighting in close formations looked far more like Greek hoplite battles than the 1st C. legionairy battles you've experienced. No swords!<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert<br>
<br>
<p></p><i></i>
<br>
You agree with me that a date must be set very soon? Most groups are fully booked yet, or aare close to doing so. 2005 might be better idea, but there's already stiff competition. April may be the only month relatively free, or the next month is october!<br>
<br>
I've contacted the <em>Batavi</em>, <em>Britannia</em>, <em>Comitatus</em>, <em>ERA</em>, several individuals, even the <em>Equites Stablesianorum Gariannonensium</em>. I've not been in touch with any Anglo-Saxon groups yet.<br>
Apart from Comitatus, who are already booked for that weekend (but two of them want to attend anyway), no reply yet.<br>
<br>
About the felt system, why not? I mean, as long as we try to do it the late Roman way, it could look good. Dan, hasta atre for stabbing, not for throwing, they are 7-9ft long! Plumbatae from felt would not work, too light to look like the real thing. However, we could take the real think and attach a rubber stop on the point. that could work.<br>
<br>
Of course, "metal sword fighting is essentially a pre-arranged 'show'", I know that. Bloody dangerous. However, I've been in shows where metal weapons were used by groups who did not know each other. It was uncontrolled, but apart from minor incidents, it went OK. It's just that it did not look like two units in close combat, it was controlled chaos. As long as we realise that we can never to the real thing, but attempt to make it look like that, it might work. I guess fighting with felt will look like uncintrolled bashing, not choreogrtaphed 'fencing'. Just realise, Dan, that late Roman fighting in close formations looked far more like Greek hoplite battles than the 1st C. legionairy battles you've experienced. No swords!<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert<br>
<br>
<p></p><i></i>
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
