I was watching Vikings and then this came on next.

I'm speechless. WTFO?

People actually do this? I understand reenactment, but this?

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People race lawn mowers. Just putting that out there as food for thought.

I won’t even get into the fact people compete to see who can shovel the most hot dogs down their throat.

Concussions are us.
Some Icelandic/Viking giant is gonna walk in with a war hammer, cave-in an opponents breast plate and the sideline guys are going to rush in with several tool boxes struggling to get his armor off before he dies of suffocation.

I was watching some show about jousting. It was a class on how to joust and then they'd also show these guys performing at Renaissance Fairs and Medieval Times-type of shows. One of the lead characters was adamant that he LoVEd to joust, and wanted to see it become a competitive event with a professional league.

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cave-in an opponents breast plate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson

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cave-in an opponents breast plate

https://www.jawsoflife.com/rescue-products

What I find both of these events fun. Sue me.

It will be an Olympic event soon.

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cave-in an opponents breast plate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson

Doesn't help when armor gets pushed-in an inch or two thus compressing the chest. The wearer is already huffing n'puffing towards exhaustion, taking such a hit will make a fighter useless. You could wear the armor loose or, poorly fitting but, then you're fighting the armor just as much as the opponent.

I never heard of this program until yesterday when this article ran in our local paper. Summary: A local guy will be on the show.

https://qctimes.com/news/local...a8-d34d6625e0e2.html

Oct 9, 2018

"A Medieval knight re-enactor died in Northern Kentucky this past weekend after he impaled himself with his lance during a performance."

https://www.courier-journal.co...lf-lance/1574892002/

Tube It Karmanator is down


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkDDBL7jNew

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Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
Oct 9, 2018

"A Medieval knight re-enactor died in Northern Kentucky this past weekend after he impaled himself with his lance during a performance."

https://www.courier-journal.co...lf-lance/1574892002/

The fellow who died was a friend of many of my former fighting friends. It was a freakishly freak accident.

I did medieval-based fighting from aged 16 to 44. Mostly with padded weapons, but I also fought in the SCA with wooden weapons and trained in German longsword. Hitting someone else before they hit you and hitting them better while defending yourself is a hugely fun experience.