So I've had this account for ages and never actually posted anything. Hmm.
I realised this while in the middle of making a shield for Crown Tourney, which I'm theoretically competing in on Saturday, provided Crown don't veto my letter of intent, as I still haven't heard back from them >.< I'm really hoping they don't bounce me, because collectively my lady Yseult and I have put in a lot of effort into making us worthy entrants.
Shield, Banner, Surcoat (hopefully, running out of time >.<) and new stick have been made/are being made currently, the shield was put together yesterday with the help of the wonder that is William de Wyke, and I am in the process of painting my (unregistered) armory on it. My lady is finishing the banner - well, once I manage to cut an eagle out of this gold fabric - and I still need to make the surcoat. If I remember I will post a shield-making guide so I can show someone else how to make one of these shields in the future.
Hopefully everything turns out fine. If we don't hear back from Crown by Wednesday I'll be really worried.
About Me
- Ulrich
- I am a music student living and studying in Wellington, NZ, with my girlfriend, with whom I am heavily involved in medieval reenactment. My persona is Ulrich von Mannheim, a young lord from 14th Century Germany.
4 comments:
Yay, my darling has a blog!
The only thing I would query is whether making a shield, banner, surcote and stick really makes you a worthy entrant. If so, then some people are really exaggerating how hard it is to be the Crown...
etiam atque etiam vale, mi care,
Yseult
Ya booger! You know I mean that we're trying to at least LOOK the part, when I say worthy :P Even if I can't swing a stick as well as most of the other people that enter Crown yet.
And swinging a stick well makes you a worthy entrant? Hmmm... methinks you're deliberately missing the point of my comment. :P
Ya booger!
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